redundancy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The loss of a job because the work is no longer needed, or the act of dismissing such workers.

   Hundreds of staff faced redundancy when the factory closed.

2. 2
   noun

   The state of being unnecessary because something is repeated or already provided for.

   The new software removed a lot of redundancy from the old system.

3. 3
   noun

   The use of extra parts or systems so that something keeps working if one part fails.

   The aircraft has built-in redundancy in case an engine fails.

From redundant + -cy.

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