redundant
From Anarchopedia
Something that has its features of function duplicated, as in a redundant system or technology. Redundancy helps to maintain the overall integrity of a system. Such system are created as a kind of backup in case a critical component suffers a fatal flaw.
Redundant may also refer to a worker that is layed off, such as those working in the recording industry or those whose job is out-sourced.
[edit] Examples of systems with redundancy
- BitTorrent
- CRC32
- distributed file storage
- forward error correction
- Freenet
- Invisible Internet Project
- multi-network file sharing clients
- peer-to-peer networks
- satellite hardware
- Most well-designed safety sytems have at least a few redundant features.
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