dependency
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈpɛndənsi/
Noun
dependency (countable and uncountable, plural dependencies)
- A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
- Frank's sullen dependency was driving his father nuts.
- Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:
- In the United States' governmental structure, the military is conceived as a dependency under the executive branch.
- A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
- A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol; addiction.
- (computing) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
- This library has dependencies on a lot of other libraries. We have to compile all of those other libraries first.
- (computing) An external component whose functionality is relied on.
- One of this library's dependencies is very finicky. It can be hard to get it to compile on some systems.
Derived terms
- Ross Dependency
Related terms
- dependee, depender
Translations
refusal to exercise initiative
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something dependent or subordinate to something else
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a colony or similar territory subject to rule by an external power
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addiction
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computing: reliance on functionality
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