Redundancy

/rɪˈdʌn.dən.si/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The state of being not or no longer needed or useful; surplus or excess.

The company decided to terminate several employees due to redundancy in the workforce.

An unneeded repetition of words or phrases in writing or speech.

The essay was marked down for redundancy, as the same point was made multiple times in different ways.

The duplication of critical components or functions of a system to increase reliability.

The engineers included redundancy in the design of the system to ensure it would operate smoothly even if one part failed.

From Latin 'redundantia' meaning 'overflowing; abundance'.

job redundancy

The situation where a position is no longer needed and the employee is dismissed.

redundant clause

A clause in a sentence that's unnecessary and can be removed without losing the meaning.

safety redundancy

The inclusion of extra components in a system to ensure reliability.

superfluous

Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary; extra.

excess

An amount of something that is more than necessary.

duplication

The act of copying or repeating something.

Overkill

Using a multi-million dollar generator for a small coffee shop is total overkill.

More than you need

He bought a whole box of pizza for one person – that's more than you need!