redundancy

名词 n.
/ɹɪˈdʌnd(ə)nsi/    /ɹɪˈdʌndən(t)si/|/ɹə-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of being redundant. countable,uncountable
  2. A superfluity; something redundant or excessive; a needless repetition in language. countable,uncountable
    — […] the fulneſs of the creature is limited, it ariſeth juſt to ſuch a degree and proportion, but Gods fulneſs is infinite, as it hath its Reſplendency, ſo its Redundancy, it knows neither bounds nor bottom.
  3. A duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components. countable,uncountable
    — 2006, Lauren Bean, Richard E. Friedman, Chapter 5: School Safety in the Twenty First Century: Adapting to New Security Challenges Post-9/11, James J. F. Forest (editor), Homeland Security: Protecting America′s Targets, Volume 2: Public Spaces and Social Institutions, page 108, Staff redundancy is needed in the event that a supervisor and key unit supervisors are not present or unable to act in an emergency.
  4. Duplication of parts of a message to guard against transmission errors. countable,uncountable
  5. The state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary; the dismissal of such an employee; a layoff. Australia,New-Zealand,UK,countable,uncountable
    — 1981, New Zealand House of Representatives. Parliamentary Debates, Volume 442, page 4212, Has he received any representation from Air New Zealand management about redundancy proposals for Air New Zealand staff; and, if so, do these proposals include redundancy agreements?
  6. surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains. countable,uncountable

词形变化

redundancies plural

词源

Etymology tree
English redundant
English -cy
English redundancy
From redundant + -cy.
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