REDUNDANCY as NOUN

  1. 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
  2. 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. 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
  4. 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