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REDUNDANCY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Repetition of an act needlessly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("redundancy" is a kind of...):

repeating; repetition (the act of doing or performing again)

Derivation:

redundant (repetition of same sense in different words)

redundant (more than is needed, desired, or required)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The attribute of being superfluous and unneeded

Example:

the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers

Synonyms:

redundance; redundancy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("redundancy" is a kind of...):

embarrassment; overplus; plethora; superfluity (extreme excess)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "redundancy"):

deadwood; fifth wheel (someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded)

Derivation:

redundant (repetition of same sense in different words)

redundant (more than is needed, desired, or required)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("redundancy" is a kind of...):

configuration; constellation (an arrangement of parts or elements)

Domain category:

electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)

Derivation:

redundant (more than is needed, desired, or required)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("redundancy" is a kind of...):

repetitiousness; repetitiveness (verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions)

Derivation:

redundant (more than is needed, desired, or required)

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