In a sentence
Six example sentences with redundancy, each labelled with its topic.
The protocol builds redundancy into every packet, sending each instruction twice so a dropped bit never corrupts the command.
Technology
Deep space probes repeat each telemetry burst three times, and that redundancy lets engineers rebuild readings the solar wind scrambled.
Science
Our multiplayer netcode sends the same movement update twice, a redundancy that hides the stutter when one packet arrives late.
Gaming
Telegraph clerks built redundancy into every dispatch, sending the numbers twice so a garbled figure could be caught.
History
Pilots read every instruction back to the tower, a redundancy that catches a misheard runway before the wheels move.
Travel
Shipping orders were phoned in and then faxed, a redundancy that saved the firm whenever a line crackled.
Business
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- Business Word List (part 1)Authoritative
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