Meaning ofredundancyin English

Noun

1. unnecessary repetition; excess language
   The company tried to avoid redundancy in their marketing materials.
2. job elimination; unemployment due to redundancy
   The employee was let go due to redundancy in the company's restructuring plan.
3. duplication for system survival; backup components
   The system's redundancy ensured that it could still function even if one component failed.
4. message duplication; error protection
   The error-correcting code used redundancy to protect the message from corruption.