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Definition of Redundancy
1. Noun. Repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission.
2. Noun. The attribute of being superfluous and unneeded. "The use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers"
Generic synonyms: Embarrassment, Overplus, Plethora, Superfluity
Specialized synonyms: Deadwood, Fifth Wheel
Derivative terms: Redundant, Redundant, Redundant
3. Noun. (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails.
Category relationships: Electronics
Derivative terms: Redundant
4. Noun. Repetition of an act needlessly.
Definition of Redundancy
1. Noun. The state of being redundant; a superfluity; something redundant or excessive; a needless repetition in language; excessive wordiness. ¹
2. Noun. Duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components. ¹
3. Noun. Duplication of parts of a message to guard against transmission errors. ¹
4. Noun. (chiefly UK Australia New Zealand) The state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary; the dismissal of such an employee; a layoff. ¹
5. Noun. (legal) surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Redundancy
1. [n -CIES]
Medical Definition of Redundancy
1. Occurrence of linearly arranged, largely identical, repeated sequences of DNA. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Redundancy
Literary usage of Redundancy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonymes Explained: In Alphabetical Order ; with Copious by George Crabb (1883)
"EXCESS, SUPERFLUITY, redundancy. ... We may have an excess of prosperity or
adversity ; a superfluity of good things ; and л redundancy of speech or words. ..."
2. Ecclesiastical Law and Rules of Evidence: With Special Reference to the by William J. Henry, William Logan Harris (1879)
"In the case of redundancy in the averment, a variance between the allegation and
the proof, under most circumstances, will be fatal if the redundant ..."
3. The Science of Rhetoric: An Introduction to the Laws of Effective Discourse by David Jayne Hill (1883)
"redundancy. redundancy has no excuse.' A word which does not contribute to unfold
... The most common forms of redundancy are those in which the expletives ..."
4. Standards, Conformity Assessment, and Trade Into the 21st Century by National Research Council (1995)
"... plus expenses for on-site inspection of the laboratory by independent
assessors.70 Costs of redundancy in US Accreditation The decentralized and complex ..."
5. Composition, Oral and Written by Charles Sears Baldwin (1911)
"Emphasis Defeated by redundancy. — Sentence emphasis is often defeated by a ...
Emphasis is thus defeated by redundancy. For compactness and directness, ..."
6. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"This brings us to a second meaning of redundancy that Todd & Hancock mentions:
the use of too many words, what we might call wordy redundancy. ..."
7. Writing and Speaking: A Text-book of Rhetoric by Charles Sears Baldwin (1909)
"Emphasis Defeated by redundancy. — Sentence emphasis is often defeated by a ...
Emphasis is thus defeated by redundancy. For compactness and directness, ..."
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