redundancy

English Thesaurus

1. repetition of an act needlessly (noun.act)

hypernym	:	repeating, repetition,
definition	:	the act of doing or performing again (noun.act)

2. the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	embarrassment, overplus, plethora, superfluity,
definition	:	extreme excess (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	deadwood, fifth wheel,
definition	:	someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded (noun.attribute)

3. (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	configuration, constellation,
definition	:	an arrangement of parts or elements (noun.cognition)

domain category	:	electronics,
definition	:	the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices (noun.cognition)

4. repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	repetitiousness, repetitiveness,
definition	:	verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions (noun.communication)

5. repetition of an act needlessly (noun.act)

derivation	:	pleonastic, redundant, tautologic, tautological,
definition	:	repetition of same sense in different words (adj.all)

derivation	:	excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus,
definition	:	more than is needed, desired, or required (adj.all)

6. the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	pleonastic, redundant, tautologic, tautological,
definition	:	repetition of same sense in different words (adj.all)

derivation	:	excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus,
definition	:	more than is needed, desired, or required (adj.all)

7. repetition of an act needlessly (noun.act)

derivation	:	pleonastic, redundant, tautologic, tautological,
definition	:	repetition of same sense in different words (adj.all)

derivation	:	excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus,
definition	:	more than is needed, desired, or required (adj.all)

8. the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	pleonastic, redundant, tautologic, tautological,
definition	:	repetition of same sense in different words (adj.all)

derivation	:	excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus,
definition	:	more than is needed, desired, or required (adj.all)