Definitions of Redundancy [ɪˈdʌn dən si]

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Definition of 'Redundancy'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) redundancy
the state of being redundant.

2.  redundancy
a redundant thing; superfluity.

3.  redundancy
the provision of a duplicate system or equipment as a backup.

4.  redundancy
Ling.

5.  redundancy
the inclusion of more information than is necessary for communication.

6.  redundancy
the additional, predictable information so included.

7.  redundancy
the degree of predictability thereby created.

8.  redundancy
Chiefly Brit.

9.  redundancy
layoff from a job; unemployment.

Etymology: (1595–1605; < L redundantia an overflowing, excess, der. of redundānsredundant ; see -ancy)

Definition of 'Redundancy'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) redundancy
repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission

2. (noun) redundancy, redundance
the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
"the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers"

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

4. (noun) redundancy
repetition of an act needlessly

Definition of 'Redundancy'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Redundancy
the quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess

2. (noun) Redundancy
that which is redundant or in excess; anything superfluous or superabundant

3. (noun) Redundancy
surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains

Translation of 'Redundancy'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (of workers) no longer employed because there is no longer any job for them where they used to work Fifty men have just been made redundant at the local factory.; There have been a lot of redundancies at the local factory recently; the problem of redundancy.
Afrikaans: oortolligheid	Arabic: زيادَه عن الحاجَه	Bulgarian: излишък
Brazilian: redundância	Czech: nadstav	German: Überfluß
Danish: afskedigelse	Greek: πλεονασμός, απόλυση	Spanish: despido
Estonian: koondamine, liiasus	Farsi: بخش زائد؛ بیش از حد نیاز	Finnish: irtisanominen
French: licenciement	Hebrew: כְּפִילוּת	Hindi: फिजुल
Croatian: zalihost	Hungarian: létszámfelesleg	Indonesian: kelebihan, kelimpahan
Icelandic: atvinnuleysi	Italian: licenziamento	Japanese: 解雇
Korean: 과잉	Lithuanian: atleidimas ið darbo, pert	Latvian: štatu samazināšana; darbu
Malay: pemberhentian	Dutch: overtolligheid	Norwegian: overflødighet, overflod
Polish: zbyteczność, zwolnienie z	Persian: بخش زائد؛ بیش از حد نیاز	Pashto: زياتونه، ډيرونه، فضولى، چ
Portuguese: despedimento	Romanian: disponibilizare	Russian: излишек
Slovak: nadbytok	Slovenian: preobilica	Serbian: suvišnost
Swedish: övertalighet	Thai: ความซ้ำซาก	Turkish: fazlalık, gereksizlik
Taiwanese: 多餘	Ukrainian: скорочення робітників	Urdu: زیادتی
Vietnamese: tình trạng thất nghiệp	Chinese: 多余
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