What Do You Mean by Redundancy?

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The Law and Redundancy The law recognises that employers need space to grow and shrink their business and account for a changing business environment. Redundancy is a mechanism by which employers are free to do this. As a result employees who are made redundant can not bring an unfair dismissal claim against their employer.

What does redundancy mean definition?

Etymology: [L. redundantia: cf. F. redondance.] In engineering, redundancy is the duplication of critical components or functions of a system with the intention of increasing reliability of the system, usually in the case of a backup or fail-safe.

What does the name redundancy mean?

The general definition of redundancy is exceeding what is normal. However, in computing, the term is used more specifically and refers to duplicate devices that are used for backup purposes. The goal of redundancy is to prevent or recover from the failure of a specific component or system.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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