redundancy
noun
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Redundancy, closely related to redound, has stayed close to the original meaning of "overflow" or "more than necessary". Avoiding redundancy is one of the prime rules of good writing. ""In the modern world of today" contains a redundancy; so does "He died of fatal wounds" and "For the mutual benefit of both parties". But redundancy doesn't just occur in language. "Data redundancy" means keeping the same computer data in more than one place as a safety measure, and a backup system in an airplane may provide redundancy, again for the sake of safety.
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Steven Ashley, Scientific American, 14 June 2024
Certification bodies should test them rigorously, which will cut through regulatory redundancy and help manufacturers meet and exceed regulatory standards.
—Jon M. Williams, New York Daily News, 26 May 2024
Transparency, please Koerner's remark about redundancy almost certainly reflects the space agency's peevishness with the continual oversight of these bodies.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 2 May 2024
Having faced constant cyberattacks even in peacetime, the United States should armor itself with redundancy, creating backup systems and alternative paths for data flows.
—Eric Schmidt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
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“Redundancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redundancy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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