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.
Examples of redundancy in a Sentence
Carl Anka, New York Times, 7 June 2025
These include fractured value chains, delayed access to critical resources, and the urgent need for strategic redundancy.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Build in redundancy, failover capabilities and clear recovery playbooks.
—Srikanth Bellamkonda, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
When the action plan was launched on April 29, Volvo Cars said the program would include reductions in investments and redundancies at its operations across the globe.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 26 May 2025
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“Redundancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redundancy. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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