What does dependency mean?
Definitions for dependency
dɪˈpɛn dən side·pen·den·cy
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word dependency.
Princeton's WordNet
dependence, dependance, dependencynoun
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituationnoun
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
colony, dependencynoun
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
Wiktionary
dependencynoun
A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
Frank's sullen dependency was driving his father nuts.
dependencynoun
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.
dependencynoun
A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
dependencynoun
A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol; addiction.
dependencynoun
Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
This library has a lot of dependencies. We have to compile all of those other libraries first.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dependence, Dependencynoun
Etymology: from depend, Latin.
We invade the rights of our neighbours, not upon account of covetousness, but of dominion, that we may create dependencies. Jeremy Collier, on Pride.
Let me report to him
Your sweet dependency, and you shall find
A conqu’ror that will pray in aid for kindness,
Where he for grace is kneel’d to. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.At their setting out they must have their commission, or letters patents from the king, that so they may acknowledge their dependency upon the crown of England. Francis Bacon, to Villiers.
We speak of the sublunary worlds, this earth, and its dependencies, which rose out of a chaos about six thousand years ago. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.
Her madness hath the oddest frame of sense;
Such a dependency of thing on thing,
As e’er I heard in madness. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.I took pleasure to trace out the cause of effects, and the dependence of one thing upon another in the visible creation. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.
The expectation of the performance of our desire, is that we call dependence upon him for help and assistance. Edward Stillingfleet.
ChatGPT
dependency
Dependency refers to a state in which one thing relies on another for its operation, functioning, existence or value. It signifies a relationship between two entities where one is affected by or influenced by the other. This concept is used in various fields like technology, psychology, sociology, and economics, among others. It can refer to both beneficial support systems or potentially harmful situations where there is too much reliance on something or someone.
Webster Dictionary
Dependencynoun
state of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust
Dependencynoun
a thing hanging down; a dependence
Dependencynoun
that which is attached to something else as its consequence, subordinate, satellite, and the like
Dependencynoun
a territory remote from the kingdom or state to which it belongs, but subject to its dominion; a colony; as, Great Britain has its dependencies in Asia, Africa, and America
Wikidata
Dependency
In a project network, a dependency is a link amongst a project's terminal elements. There are four kinds of dependencies with respect to ordering terminal elements: ⁕Finish to start ⁕A FS B = B can't start before A is finished ⁕ ⁕ FS ⁕Finish to finish ⁕A FF B = B can't finish before A is finished ⁕ ⁕ FF ⁕Start to start. ⁕A SS B = B can't start before A starts ⁕ ⁕ SS ⁕Start to finish ⁕A SF B = B can't finish before A starts ⁕ ⁕ SF Finish-to-start is considered a "natural dependency" whereas all the others are constraints imposed by the scheduler to reflect resource constraints or preferential dependencies. SF is rarely used, and should generally be avoided. There are three kinds of dependencies with respect to the reason for the existence of dependency: ⁕Causal ⁕It is impossible to edit a text before it is written ⁕It is illogical to pour concrete before you dig the foundations of a building ⁕Resource constraints ⁕It is logically possible to paint four walls in a room simultaneously but there is only one painter
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dependency in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dependency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of dependency in a Sentence
I reject the idea that America will be a better place if marijuana is sold in every corner store. And I am astonished to hear people suggest that we can solve our heroin crisis by legalizing marijuana – so people can trade one life-wrecking dependency for another that’s only slightly less awful.
Biden and his fellow Democrats refuse to acknowledge their socialist policies are creating greater dependency, hampering economic recovery, and further mortgaging our children’s future, everyone agrees we must invest in infrastructure.
This is a common ‘policing for profit’ scheme that we see across the country—governments using their citizens as ATMs, … The city is so financially dependent, and because of that dependency, they have an incentive to find nitpicky violations and convict people for them.
Untying Europe from The Commission largest energy supplier The Commission going to be difficult, but the economic benefits of ending our dependency will be much greater than the short-term cost of REPowerEU.
[ Apple’s ] dependency on China is a result of almost two and a half decades of what China put in to develop their entire electronics manufacturing ecosystem.
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- التبعيةArabic
- závislostCzech
- Abhängigkeit, Kolonie, abhängig, SchutzgebietGerman
- dependenciaSpanish
- وابستگیPersian
- saamattomuus, riippuvuus, alusmaa, alainen, aloitekyvyttömyysFinnish
- dépendanceFrench
- spleáchríochIrish
- dipendenzaItalian
- dependentiaLatin
- kolonie, afhankelijkheid, schutgebied, afhankelijksDutch
- avhengighetNorwegian
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