Dictionary Definition
dependency
Noun
1 lack of independence or self-sufficiency [syn:
dependence, dependance]
2 being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on
something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming
(especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) [syn: addiction, dependence, habituation]
3 a geographical area politically controlled by a
distant country [syn: colony]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative:
- Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:
- 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.
- In object-oriented programming, the use by one object of the functionality of another.
Translations
something dependent or subordinate to something
else
- Dutch: iets afhankelijks
- Finnish: riippuvuus
a colony or similar territory subject to rule by
an external power
- Dutch: kolonie, schutgebied
- Finnish: alusmaa
addiction
- Dutch: afhankelijkheid
- Finnish: riippuvuus
computing: use of functionality
- Dutch: afhankelijkheid
Extensive Definition
Dependency or dependent may refer to:*Chemical
dependency, a need for a substance so strong that it becomes
necessary to have this substance to function properly
- Co-dependency, a behavioural condition
- Dependence (behavioral medicine), a continuum of physical and psychological attachments related to the concept of addiction
- Dependent Personality Disorder, a psychiatric condition
- Coupling (computer science), also called dependency, a state in which one object uses a functionality of another object
- Dependency (project management), a link amongst a project's terminal elements
- Dependency relation, a type of binary relation in mathematics and computer science.
- Dependency (UML), a relationship between two elements in the Unified Modeling Language
- Dependent type, in computer science and logic, a type which depends on a value
- Dependent variable, in experimental design, a factor whose values in different treatment conditions are compared
- a join dependency, in computer science, occurs when a join operation is performed
- Dependent area or dependent territory, a classification of territory, especially a region that is not a sovereign state, but the possession of such.
- Dependant (law), a person who depends on another as a primary source of income. For example, a minor child, under the age of majority, is a dependant of his or her parent and the existence of the dependant enables the provider, such as a parent or guardian, to claim a deduction for the purpose of income tax calculations
- Dependency theory, an economic worldview
- Dependent Music, a record label
- Dependent Records, a record label
- Dependency ratio, in economics, the ratio of the economically dependent part of the economy to the productive part.
dependency in German: Abhängigkeit
dependency in Esperanto: Dependeco
dependency in French: Dépendance
dependency in Dutch: Afhankelijkheid
dependency in Russian: Зависимость
dependency in Simple English:
Dependency