A phrase, statement, or otherwise form of communication that is Redundant, repeated to the point of annoying, or rephrased as to where it means the same thing..
My boss just got back from the Department of Redundancy Department, hes telling me of all his exploits and my wrong doings.
A set of words in common usage that includes a needless modifier. Not to be confused with an oxymoron (where two terms of the same phrase literally contradict each other) or euphamism (a phrase used to change the emotional charge of a a word or phrase).
Examples of actual redundancies:
- ATM machine ("Automatic teller machine machine"? Just say "ATM".)
- PIN number ("Personal identification number number"?)
- "Call now for your FREE GIFT!" (well of course it's free, otherwise it wouldn't be a gift!)
- end result
- bare naked
- past experience
When you need your Duncans to have high availability. Setup a pair of them for a 1+1 reduncancy system or fill a whole pool for an N+M reduncant system.
This one seems to have some kind of malfunction, better trigger a reduncancy switch.