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residual is a payment made to the creator of performance art (or the performer in the work) for subsequent showings or screenings of the (usually filmed) work. A typical use is in the payment of residuals for
television reruns. The word is often used in the plural form. Besides members of
SAG-AFTRA, members of unions that work behind the camera (such as members of the
Directors Guild of America and the
Writers Guild of America) receive residuals as well.