Dependee
Full definition of dependee
Noun
dependee
(plural dependees)- (programming) An agent that is depended on by a depender, the target of a dependency (used in agent-oriented programming)
Usage notes
Technical term, not widely used in software engineering outside of agent-oriented programming but finds some use. In agent-oriented programming the antonym is depender, though in general usage the common term dependent is used instead. There is no common language equivalent for dependee, however – other metaphors are used instead, such as parent/child. The circumlocutions “A depends on B†and “B is depended on by A†are much more common in general use than “A is the depender, B is the dependeeâ€.