redundancy
the state of being redundant.
superfluous repetition or overlapping, especially of words.
a redundant thing, part, or amount; superfluity.
the provision of additional or duplicate systems, equipment, etc., that function in case an operating part or system fails, as in a spacecraft.
Linguistics.
the inclusion of more information than is necessary for communication, as in those cars, where both words are marked for plurality.
the additional, predictable information so included.
the degree of predictability thereby created.
Chiefly British.
the condition or fact of being unemployed; unemployment.
a layoff.
Origin of redundancy
1- Sometimes re·dun·dance .
Words that may be confused with redundancy
- redundancy , tautology
Words Nearby redundancy
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How to use redundancy in a sentence
The redundancy of a roundup article doesn’t come from the list of people contributing to it, but from the very topic, you will choose for it.
Simple guide to creating an expert roundup post that drives website traffic | Ivan Ambrocio | November 26, 2020 | Search Engine WatchDutch law requires employers to obtain approval from the UWV for planned redundancies.
Uber refused permission to dismiss 11 staff at its EMEA HQ | Natasha Lomas | November 23, 2020 | TechCrunchReducing staff working hours, either as a mandatory or voluntary measure, became a go-to move for many agencies at the onset of the pandemic in the spring, as a way to cut costs and prevent redundancies and furloughs.
‘People have had permission to experiment’: Pandemic expedites rethink on 9-to-5 work structures | Jessica Davies | November 23, 2020 | DigidayThat will be followed by four weeks of public comment, while the development of a so-called synthetic sensor to add redundancy will take 20 to 24 months, he said.
Boeing shares soar after European regulator appears to give the green light to 737 Max | Bernhard Warner | October 16, 2020 | FortuneThe cuts are expected to be finished by 2022, and include 1,500 employees who have already taken volunteer redundancy this year, he said.
Shell announces big layoffs as the price of its net-zero restructuring plan becomes clearer | kdunn6 | September 30, 2020 | Fortune
redundancy in general remains an issue for Wolcott: “white-boned,” “pale-moon,” “bulk-sized,” “streaming cataract,” “forlorn rue.”
The Obligation to be Interesting: James Wolcott’s “Critical Mass” | William Giraldi | October 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe stakes are so great that you would think the people who own and run them would invest heavily in redundancy.
NASDAQ Goes Down, but the Scary Part Is Any Lack of Sensible Explanation | Daniel Gross | August 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is almost a third of the entire redundancy costs of the hundred or more staff sacked when News of the World closed.
Bad Times at The Times: James Harding Steps Down | Peter Jukes | December 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTLiz Mackean has since taken voluntary redundancy of the BBC, and will leave next March.
Markets usually have a lot of redundancy built into them--multiple payers, multiple suppliers.
The French continually offers redundancy of subject or complement, but not with the relative.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred DownerIn the fifth edition, Richardson seems chiefly concerned with redundancy, but he also diminishes some of the praise.
Samuel Richardson's Introduction to Pamela | Samuel RichardsonExuberantly ornamented, it never oversteps the thin line which separates richness from redundancy.
The redundancy of unmarried young women should set people thinking on the causes for so much enforced celibacy.
This redundancy and repetition do not constitute the direct, forward-moving style we should like to impress on the children.
Literature in the Elementary School | Porter Lander MacClintock
British Dictionary definitions for redundancy
/ (rɪˈdʌndənsɪ) /
the state or condition of being redundant or superfluous, esp superfluous in one's job
(as modifier): a redundancy payment
excessive proliferation or profusion, esp of superfluity
duplication of components in electronic or mechanical equipment so that operations can continue following failure of a part
repetition of information or inclusion of additional information to reduce errors in telecommunication transmissions and computer processing
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for redundancy
Unnecessary repetition in speech or writing. The expression freedom and liberty is redundant.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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