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.
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Ari Jacoby, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The sweeping changes aim to leverage Nine’s premium media assets while reducing operational redundancies.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
The utility designs the system with redundancies and multiple sources of water.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Despite more than 2,000 redundancy announcements, there was a 42 percent drop in job cuts compared to 2023, according to a report by ABP Live.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Redundancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redundancy. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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