redundancy
The state of being redundantThe state of being redundant.
» RAID-1 achieves redundancy by mirroring data on several disks.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being redundant.
Redundanz
чрезме́рностьčrezmérnostʹ, избы́точностьizbýtočnostʹ
(countable, uncountable)A superfluity; something redundant or excessive; a needless repetition in language.
(countable, uncountable)A duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components.
Redundanz
избы́точностьizbýtočnostʹ
(electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
(countable, uncountable)Duplication of parts of a message to guard against transmission errors.
Redundanz
избы́точностьizbýtočnostʹ
repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
(Australia, New Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable)The state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary; the dismissal of such an employee; a layoff.
betriebsbedingte Kündigung, strukturelle Arbeitslosigkeit
(countable, uncountable)Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.
Examples
10 sentencesRAID-1 achieves redundancy by mirroring data on several disks.
Your database contains lots of redundancy.
Tom wasn't eligible for redundancy payment.
Tom's involuntary redundancy will force him to make some lifestyle changes.
Redundancy is a part of language.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From redundant + -cy.From redundant + -cy.
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Forms
plural: redundancies| Singular | redundancy |
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regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded:redundance
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable