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Dependency (noun)
A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
“Frank’s sullen dependency was driving his father nuts.”
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Dependency (noun)
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.”
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Dependency (noun)
A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
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Dependency (noun)
A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol; addiction.
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Dependency (noun)
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.”
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Dependency (noun)
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.”
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Dependancy (noun)
archaic form of dependency
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Dependency (noun)
a country or province controlled by another
“the islands became dependencies of Norway and Denmark”
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Dependency (noun)
dependence
“the country’s dependency on the oil industry”