redundant.
Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary (and therefore no longer needed because other things fulfill its task or purpose).
Meaning & usage
Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary (and therefore no longer needed because other things fulfill its task or purpose).
Repetitive or needlessly wordy.
Duplicating or able to duplicate the function of another component of a system, providing backup in the event the other component fails.
Containing duplicate pathways to send a message.
Dismissed from employment because no longer needed.
Four employees were made redundant.
Obsolete or outdated; discarded, or fit to be discarded.
Where this word comes from
From Latin redundāns, present participle of redundō (“to overflow, redound”), from red- (“again, back”) + undō (“to surge, flood”), from unda (“a wave”).
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