excess
something that is not required, or more than what is sufficient or desirable
redundancy
principle of cryptography for which the recipient can check the message for correctness by simply looking at it
alphabet soup
metaphor for excessive initialisms or acronyms
overcrowding
condition where more people are located within a space than is considered tolerable for health, safety, or cultural norms
mast
fruit of forest trees like acorns and other nuts
hubris
extreme pride or overconfidence, often in combination with arrogance
redundant code
unnecesary source code or compiled code in a computer program which cannot affect its results
cyclic redundancy check
type of hash function used to detect errors in data storage or transmission
extravagance
personality trait; over-the-top behavior
false precision
presentation of numerical data in a manner that implies better precision than is justified
data redundancy
presence of data additional to the actual data that may permit correction of errors in stored or transmitted data
supersaturation
state of a solution that contains more solute than can be dissolved at equilibrium