what does redundancy mean?
REDUNDANCY as NOUN
- Meaning
- repetition of an act needlessly
Hypernyms(s) redundancy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers
Hypernyms(s) redundancy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Derived(s)
- Meaning
- (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
Hypernyms(s) redundancy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
Hypernyms(s) redundancy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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