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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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Businesses focusing on one product or service can streamline their processes, reduce overhead costs and eliminate redundancies.
—Mark Kane, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Foreign ports also tend to have more transshipments — meaning that containers are moved from one ship to another ship rather than to trucks or rail — compared to U.S. ports, a redundancy that favors automation.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
This overlap has caught the attention of IT departments eager to reduce software redundancies and expenses.
—Forrester, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Redundancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redundancy. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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