redundancy
noun
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Redundancy, closely related to redound, has stayed close to the original meaning of "overflow" or "more than necessary". Avoiding redundancy is one of the prime rules of good writing. ""In the modern world of today" contains a redundancy; so does "He died of fatal wounds" and "For the mutual benefit of both parties". But redundancy doesn't just occur in language. "Data redundancy" means keeping the same computer data in more than one place as a safety measure, and a backup system in an airplane may provide redundancy, again for the sake of safety.
Examples of redundancy in a Sentence
Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
Identifying redundancies in tech workflows is like replacing a faulty spoke.
—Barbara Wittmann, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Ford said that those affected by the latest decision will be offered voluntary redundancy packages, but did not provide a timeline for when the job reductions would be completed.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
However, Xiaopeng has noted that while the G7 already delivers the intelligence and processing required for L3 operation, it will only be considered a true Level 3 car once hardware redundancy is fully implemented and the vehicle receives the necessary regulatory approvals.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Redundancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redundancy. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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