redundancy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
  2. noun the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
    redundance.
    • the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers
  3. noun (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
  4. noun repetition of an act needlessly

WordNet

Re*dun"dance, Re*dun"dan*cy noun (Also<
  • Redundance rdndans
  • Redundancy
)
Etymology
L. redundantia: cf. F. redondance.
Definitions
  1. The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess.
  2. That which is redundant or in excess; anything superfluous or superabundant.
    Labor . . . throws off redundacies. Addison.
  3. (Law) Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.

Webster 1913