redundancy
More than needed
Redundancy is the state of being redundant—unnecessary, superfluous, or repetitive.
In communication, redundancy means including more information than strictly needed: The phrase "free gift" contains a redundancy.
In engineering and computing, redundancy is deliberate duplication that provides backup if primary systems fail: The server has built-in redundancy.
In British employment, redundancy means being laid off because a position is eliminated: She was made redundant when the factory closed.
Termination without cause
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- dismissalRemoval from position
- terminationAct of ending something
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
restructuring · unemployment · retrenchment · cutback · outsourcing · automation
Saying something again
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- tautologyRedundant or circular statement
- pleonasmRedundant expression
echo · loop · restatement · rehash · reprise · reaffirmation · reassertion · repetitiousness
Amount exceeding requirement
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- glutExcessive surplus
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
surfeit · overkill · profusion · spare · extra · overstock · superfluity · overage
Stored duplicate for recovery
- failsafeAutomatic protective default
- fault-toleranceAbility to withstand malfunctions
- duplicationMaking an identical copy
- parallelEquidistant at all points
contingency · reserve · standby · double-checking · belt-and-suspenders · overcapacity · resilience · robustness
Exact replica of original
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- carbon-copyIdentical reproduction
facsimile · replicate · double · twin · copycat · replication · doppelganger · reproduce
Not essential or required
- superfluousExceeding what suffices
- gratuitousGiven without necessity
- extraneousNot pertinent or essential
- nonessentialNot required or needed
dispensable · unneeded · inessential · unwarranted · needless · expendable · otiose · waste
layoff
Termination without cause
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- dismissalRemoval from position
- terminationAct of ending something
severance · restructuring · unemployment · retrenchment · cutback · outsourcing · automation
reiteration
Saying something again
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- tautologyRedundant or circular statement
pleonasm · echo · loop · restatement · rehash · reprise · reaffirmation · reassertion · repetitiousness · rewording
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- glutExcessive surplus
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
oversupply · surfeit · overkill · profusion · spare · extra · overstock · superfluity · overage · bloat
backup
Stored duplicate for recovery
- failsafeAutomatic protective default
- fault-toleranceAbility to withstand malfunctions
- duplicationMaking an identical copy
parallel · contingency · reserve · standby · double-checking · belt-and-suspenders · overcapacity · resilience · robustness · RAID
duplicate
Exact replica of original
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
carbon-copy · facsimile · replicate · double · twin · copycat · replication · doppelganger · reproduce · counterpart
unnecessary
Not essential or required
- superfluousExceeding what suffices
- gratuitousGiven without necessity
- extraneousNot pertinent or essential
nonessential · dispensable · unneeded · inessential · unwarranted · needless · expendable · otiose · waste · trimming
- writing flawstypos, spelling errors, plot hole, plot holes, cliche
- disaster recoverydisaster recovery, business continuity, recovery plan, failover, RTO
- distributed computingnodes, node, parallel processing, cluster, load balancing
- error correctionchecksum, CRC, error correction, error detection, FEC
- industrial controlPLC, control systems, control room, control center, control panels
- industrial networksPPI, USS, industrial automation, deterministic
redundancydeficiency
Lack of something needed
insufficiency · shortage · scarcity · lack · dearth
redundancyemployment
Paid occupation status
hiring · appointment · recruitment · engagement · rehiring
redundancyconciseness
Quality of being brief
brevity · terseness · concision · succinctness · pithiness
- made redundantDismissed as unnecessary
- redundancy packageCompensation for terminated employees
- redundancy payPayment after workforce reduction
- redundant phrase
- redundancy noticeEmployer's workforce reduction letter
- redundancy paymentsCompensation for dismissed workers
redundant, redundantly, redundancies, redundance, non-redundant