redundantcommand
nounUK /rɪˈdʌndənt kəˈmɑːnd/
US /rɪˈdʌndənt kəˈmænd/
A redundant command is an order that tells someone to do something they are already doing.
Saying 'keep walking' to a robot that is already walking is a redundant command.
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2. A second copy of an instruction sent in case the first one gets lost.
The computer sent a redundant command to make sure the door closed.
3. A command in a computer program that has no effect because the same thing was already done.
The programmer deleted the redundant command to make the code cleaner.
4. An order given by two different people that says the same thing.
Both captains gave the redundant command to stop, so the team stopped twice.