dependency
/dɪˈpɛndənsi/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
- An external component whose functionality is relied on.
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