redundancy

Meaning

The state of being not or no longer needed or useful; superfluousness.

Extra or alternative components added to a system to prevent failure

Example Sentences

The redundancy in the company's workforce led to many layoffs.

Cloud storage ensures redundancy to prevent data loss.

Synonyms

superfluity, repetition, duplication, excess, backup

Entry 1

superfluity, repetition

Entry 2

duplication, excess, backup

Antonyms

necessity, requirement, scarcity, insufficiency, essentiality

Entry 1

necessity, requirement

Entry 2

scarcity, insufficiency, essentiality