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  2. Redundancy (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, a redundancy is information that is expressed more than once. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Examples of redundancies include multiple agreement features in morphology , [ 1 ] multiple features distinguishing phonemes in phonology , [ 2 ] or the use of multiple words to express a single idea in rhetoric . [ 1 ]

  3. Pleonasm - Wikipedia

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    The redundancy of these two well-known statements is deliberate, for humorous effect. (See Yogi Berra#"Yogi-isms".) But one does hear educated people say "my predictions about the future of politics" for "my predictions about politics", which are equivalent in meaning.

  4. Redundancy - Wikipedia

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    Redundancy (information theory), the number of bits used to transmit a message minus the number of bits of actual information in the message; Redundancy in total quality management, quality which exceeds the required quality level, creating unnecessarily high costs; The same task executed by several different methods in a user interface

  5. Redundancy (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    Geographic redundancy corrects the vulnerabilities of redundant devices deployed by geographically separating backup devices. Geographic redundancy reduces the likelihood of events such as power outages, floods, HVAC failures, lightning strikes, tornadoes, building fires, wildfires, and mass shootings disabling most of the system if not the entirety of it.

  6. Layoff - Wikipedia

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    The redundancy compensation payment for employees depends on the length of time an employee has worked for an employer which excludes unpaid leave. If an employer can't afford the redundancy payment they are supposed to give their employee, once making them redundant, or they find their employee another job that is suitable for the employee.

  7. Tautology (language) - Wikipedia

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    He got married, they say On his wife's wedding day, And died when he quitted the earth." "...A forget-me-not, to remind me to remember not to forget." from the Benny Hill song "My Garden of Love" "Assless chaps" – chaps by definition are separate leg-coverings; a similar garment joined at the seat would instead be called a pair of trousers.

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  9. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    Standard: The security system has two levels of redundancy. Non-standard: Over-use of antibiotics risks making them redundant. (This should read: over-use of antibiotics risks making them ineffective) regime, regimen and regiment. [100] A regimen is a system of order, and may often refer to the systematic dosing of medication.