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redundancy

/rɪˈdʌndənsi/

redundancynoun

redundancies

/rɪˈdʌndənsi/

Translations

redondanceEn technique, en informatique et en rhétorique.

The system's redundancy improves reliability.

La redondance du système améliore la fiabilité.

caractère superflu

The redundancy of the old policy became apparent after the reform.

Le caractère superflu de l’ancienne politique est devenu évident après la réforme.

licenciement économiqueAu sens du droit du travail, surtout en anglais britannique.

The company announced 300 redundancies after the merger.

L’entreprise a annoncé 300 licenciements économiques après la fusion.

Definitions

The state or fact of no longer being needed or useful, often because something else performs the same function.

With the new automated system, the redundancy of manual checks became obvious.

The inclusion of extra components that are not strictly necessary to functioning, in case of failure in other components.

The system's redundancy ensures that it can continue to operate even if one part fails.

The use of words or data that could be omitted without loss of meaning or function; repetition.

The speech was criticized for its redundancy and lack of conciseness.

The dismissal of employees when their jobs are no longer necessary; a layoff.

The company announced 300 redundancies after the merger.

Synonyms

redundancyadjective

/rɪˈdʌndənsi/

Used attributively before another noun to denote something connected with, caused by, or intended to provide redundancy (e.g., 'redundancy payment').

Translations

redondantEn technique et en informatique.

The engineers built a redundancy system to keep the network running.

Les ingénieurs ont conçu un système redondant pour maintenir le réseau en fonctionnement.

Definitions

Relating to or intended to provide redundancy.

The engineers built a redundancy system to keep the network running.