ridondanti

Ridondanti is the plural form of ridondante, an Italian adjective meaning superfluous or duplicative. The term is used across disciplines to indicate elements that add no essential information or functionality beyond what is already present. Etymology traces ridondante to Latin redundans, via Italian ridondare, though precise derivations vary by source.

In linguistics and rhetoric, ridondante refers to repetition or superfluous information, which can manifest as pleonasmo or tautologia. Examples include unnecessary repetition for emphasis or stylistic redundancy.

In information technology and data management, ridondanza describes duplicated components or copies intended to increase reliability and availability. Common examples include RAID storage, redundant network connections, mirrors and backups.

In communications and information theory, redundancy is the portion of a message that can be removed without loss of meaning; it supports error detection and correction, compression, and resilience under noisy channels.

See also: pleonasmo, ridondanza, RAID.