redundancy definition

redundancy

Provision or existence of more than one means or resources to perform an activity or function.

Repetition of parts or subsystems (or whole systems) to provide a backup in case of primary-system failure.

Elimination of jobs or job categories caused by downsizing, rightsizing, or outsourcing.

redundancy is in the Entrepreneurship, Management, & Leadership, HR, Teams, & Training, Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology and Systems & Methodologies subjects.

redundancy appears in the definitions of the following terms: single point of failure, tree topology, duplexing, layoff, data compression and unfair dismissal

redundancy appears in these other term: voluntary redundancy

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