Definitions For Redundancy

noun

  • Repetition of an act needlessly
  • The attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
  • (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
  • Repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
  • The act of using a word, phrase, etc., that repeats something else and is therefore unnecessary
  • A word, phrase, etc., that repeats something else and is therefore unnecessary : a redundant word, phrase, etc.
  • A part in a machine, system, etc., that has the same function as another part and that exists so that the entire machine, system, etc., will not fail if the main part fails

Is Redundancy a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
20

The word Redundancy is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Redundancy in a Sentence

  • Avoid redundancy in your writing.
  • Try to avoid using redundancies in your writing.
  • The design incorporates several redundancies.

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Antonyms for Redundancy

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