Dependency

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪˈpÉ›ndÉ™nsi/

Full definition of dependency

Noun

1. A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.Frank's sullen dependency was driving his father nuts.
2. 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.
3. A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
4. A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol; addiction.
5. (computing) 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.

Related terms

• dependee, depender