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redundancy

nounid 3799·updated May 9, 2026
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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.

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Entity Type

Control75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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unclassified

Variants

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

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1
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.
Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
repetition of an act needlessly
§2
the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
§3
(electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
§4
repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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.
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