Because different versions contain inconsistent information, the ease of copying and editing electronic files has made it more difficult to focus on explicit knowledge and structural capital projects, most of which are electronic and scattered across different formats and media types. This problem is called redundancy.
Explanation:
Redundancy literally means a condition where a thing loses its utility. Many a times this happens that a set of information or some data or software is stored in two different places it leads to data redundancy.
This may happen by accident or sometimes it is deliberately done for the purpose of backup and recovery. Hence, data redundancy can be classified into database management and excessive data redundancy which is often wasteful as it results from inefficient coding.