English Explanatory Dictionary

dependency

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
  2. Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else
  3. The status of being a legal dependent; the relationship between a dependent and their provider.
  4. A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
  5. A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol.
  6. Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
  7. An external component whose functionality is relied on.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈpɛndənsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-dependency.wav

Word forms

dependency dependencies

Etymology

From dependent + -cy or dependence + -y or depend + -ency.

Synonyms

colony protectorate province dominion addiction

Related words

dependee depender dependence

Derived words

autodependency British Crown dependency chemical dependency chemidependency codependency Crown dependency dependency culture dependency grammar dependency hell dependency injection dependency inversion principle dependency ratio dependency theory engineered dependency environmental dependency syndrome functional dependency high dependency unit interdependency overdependency partial dependency path dependency Ross Dependency technodependency thermodependency transitive dependency trivial functional dependency
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