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exceeding what is needed or useful; superfluous.

characterized by unnecessary words or repetition; verbose.

serving or added as a backup; extra.

having one or more extra or duplicate parts or features.

Chiefly British.��(of a worker) laid off or unemployed.

Computers.��

1. (of code, or of a signal communicating a message) including or encoding more than the required information, so as to provide a fallback, a means of validating data, an accommodation for different platforms, etc.

2. (of network or system components) providing an additional traffic path or storage place for data, so that if one fails, the other can take over or serve as backup.

Engineering.��

1. (of a structural member or part) designed to withstand stresses greater than or different from those that can be calculated or predicted.

2. (of a structure) having members or parts designed to withstand stresses that cannot be calculated or predicted.

3. (of a complete truss) having additional members enabling it to withstand loads that are not centered.

4. (of a device, circuit, etc.) having extra or duplicate parts that can serve as a backup in case other parts malfunction.

Linguistics.��including or encoding more information than is necessary for communication: for example, in my three sons, the plural ending "-s" on sons is redundant because three already indicates plurality.

extremely lush or abundant.