redundancies
Unnecessary repeated elements
Redundancies is the plural of redundancy—instances of something being surplus to requirements.
In writing, redundancies are unnecessary repetitions: The editor flagged several redundancies in my draft.
In British employment, redundancies are job eliminations: The company announced three hundred redundancies.
In engineering, redundancies are backup systems that take over if primary systems fail—here the duplication is deliberate and valued.
Mass job eliminations
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- retrenchmentReduction of expenditures
- overstaffingSurplus of workers
- duplicationMaking an identical copy
restructuring · consolidation · streamlining · automation · outsourcing · elimination · severance · displacement
Amount exceeding requirement
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- glutExcessive surplus
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- superfluityExcessive amount beyond necessity
overabundance · duplication · repetition · overkill · saturation · stockpile · backlog · overstaffing
Redundant or circular statement
- verbosityUnnecessary word excess
- circumlocutionIndirect, wordy expression
- wordinessExcessive use of language
- repetitionAct of redoing
prolixity · restatement · reiteration · padding · filler · verbiage · logorrhea · long-windedness
Automatic backup system activation
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- fault-toleranceAbility to withstand malfunctions
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- mirroringReproducing an image identically
Administrative written tasks
- proceduresSet methods for tasks
- formsVarieties or documents
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- complianceAdhering to requirements
protocols · formalities · documentation · filing · administrative · duplication · rubber-stamping · box-ticking
layoffs
Mass job eliminations
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- retrenchmentReduction of expenditures
- overstaffingSurplus of workers
duplication · restructuring · consolidation · streamlining · automation · outsourcing · elimination · severance · displacement · rationalization
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- glutExcessive surplus
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
superfluity · overabundance · duplication · repetition · overkill · saturation · stockpile · backlog · overstaffing · bloat
tautology
Redundant or circular statement
- verbosityUnnecessary word excess
- circumlocutionIndirect, wordy expression
- wordinessExcessive use of language
repetition · prolixity · restatement · reiteration · padding · filler · verbiage · logorrhea · long-windedness · repetitiousness
failover
Automatic backup system activation
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- fault-toleranceAbility to withstand malfunctions
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
mirroring · clustering · RAID · failsafe · parity · checksum · watchdog
paperwork
Administrative written tasks
- proceduresSet methods for tasks
- formsVarieties or documents
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
compliance · protocols · formalities · documentation · filing · administrative · duplication · rubber-stamping · box-ticking · approvals
- cutbackscutback, cutbacks, decrease, layoff, reduction
- restructuringrestructuring, reorganization, consolidation, turnaround, Chapter 11
- obstaclesbarriers, block, obstacles, barrier, blockers
- safeguardssafeguards, safety valve, protections, kill switch, defenses
redundanciesemployments
Paid work arrangements
hirings · recruitments · appointments · onboardings · engagements
redundanciesessentials
Indispensable items or elements
necessities · needs · requirements · indispensables · must-haves
redundanciesefficiencies
Productive use of resources
economies · streamlining · optimization · leanness · parsimony
unnecessary, redundant, redundancy, redundantly, redundance, redound, pleonasm