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
Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
And there are redundancies if a pilot or controller starts to do something wrong.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
Treat steps back as part of the plan, not a deviation from it.
Build emotional redundancy.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In Finland, the National Emergency Supply Agency, a government department, works with around 1,500 companies to ensure stockpiles, redundancy, information sharing, and other essentials that may be necessary in a crisis.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Redundancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redundancy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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