Redundancy

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5-1-085

The existence of more than one means for accomplishing a given function. The various means of accomplishing the function need not necessarily be identical. The concept is such that a complete failure can occur only when all means have failed.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)