1.
the state or fact of not or no longer being needed or wanted
2.
the use of a word or words whose meaning is already conveyed elsewhere in a passage, without a rhetorical purpose
3.
the installation of duplicate electronic or mechanical components or backup systems that are designed to come into use to keep equipment working if their counterparts fail
4.
duplication of information in telecommunications in order to reduce the risk of error
5.
dismissal from employment because the job or the worker has been deemed no longer necessary.
6.
a situation in which someone is told to leave their job because they are no longer needed
7.
a situation in which something is not needed, especially because the same thing or a similar thing already exists
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the use of electronic equipment or systems designed to operate instead of another piece of equipment or system if that fails
1.
the state or fact of not or no longer being needed or wanted
2.
the use of a word or words whose meaning is already conveyed elsewhere in a passage, without a rhetorical purpose
3.
the installation of duplicate electronic or mechanical components or backup systems that are designed to come into use to keep equipment working if their counterparts fail
4.
duplication of information in telecommunications in order to reduce the risk of error
5.
dismissal from employment because the job or the worker has been deemed no longer necessary.
6.
a situation in which someone is told to leave their job because they are no longer needed
7.
a situation in which something is not needed, especially because the same thing or a similar thing already exists
8.
the use of electronic equipment or systems designed to operate instead of another piece of equipment or system if that fails