{ Re*dun"dance (r?*d?n"dans), Re*dun"dan*cy (-dan*s?), } n. [L. redundantia: cf. F. redondance.]

1. The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess.

2. That which is redundant or in excess; anything superfluous or superabundant.

Labor . . . throws off redundacies.

3. (Law) Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.

• the state of being redundant
  
• a superfluity; something redundant or excessive
  
• a needless repetition in language
  
• excessive wordiness
  
• (electronics) duplication of components or circuits to provide survival after the failure of either one; duplication of parts of a message to guard against transmission errors
  
• (mostly British) the state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary; the dismissal of such an employee; a layoff