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redundancy

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

Additional or alternative systems, sub-systems, assets, or processes that maintain a degree of overall functionality in case of loss or failure of another system, sub-system, asset, or process.

polysemousNational Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon

Senses

Wordset Dictionary

repetition of an act needlessly

Wordset Dictionary

the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded

Wordset Dictionary

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

Wordset Dictionary

repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
redundance
alternatephrasing
Redundancy
plural
redundancies
possessive
redundancy's
pluralpossessive
redundancies'