Found 2 items, similar to redundancy.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: redundancy redundancy n 1: repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission 2: the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; “the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers” [syn: redundance] 3: (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails 4: repetition of an act needlessly
English → English (gcide) Definition: Redundancy Redundance \Re*dun"dance\ (r?*d?n"dans), Redundancy \Re*dun"dan*cy\ (-dan*s?), n. [L. redundantia: cf. F. redondance.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is redundant or in excess; anything superfluous or superabundant. [1913 Webster] Labor . . . throws off redundacies. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains. [1913 Webster]