Extraneous

adjective/ɛkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/general
Definition
Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
Etymology
From Latin extrāneus (“from without, strange”). Doublet of strange. Cognate with estrange (verb), Spanish extraño.
Synonyms
additional, alien, foreign, intrusive
In a sentence
  • Strip out extraneous fields before passing data to the API.
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Source
Vocabulary.md
added 2023-10-11