gathering dust vs redundant

gathering dust

redundant

adj
  • Dismissed from employment because no longer needed. 

  • Repetitive or needlessly wordy. 

  • Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed. 

  • Duplicating or able to duplicate the function of another component of a system, providing backup in the event the other component fails. 

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