redundancy

1 of 1noun

/rɪˈdʌndənsi/

Forms:redundancies

a state of being no longer needed or useful, often due to the existence of a duplicate or replacement

The document was filled with redundancy, repeating the same points multiple times.
To improve efficiency, the company eliminated redundancy in its workflow.
His speech contained unnecessary redundancy, making it longer than needed.
The system’s redundancy ensures that if one part fails, another takes over.
The editor removed any redundancy from the article to make it more concise.

Synonyms:

repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission

repetition of an act needlessly

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