Definition of dependency Dependency

/dɪpɛˈndʌnsi/ - [dipendunsee] - de•pend•en•cy

We found 16 definitions of dependency from 5 different sources.

What does dependency mean?

Noun
dependency - the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
		dependence, dependance
		state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
		helplessness powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains active"
		reliance certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"
		subordination the quality of obedient submissiveness
dependency - a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
		colony
		geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region a demarcated area of the Earth
		crown colony a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor
dependency - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
		addiction, dependence, dependance, habituation
		physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
		narcotic a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction

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dependency (Noun)
A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
dependency (Noun)
Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else.
dependency (Noun)
A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
dependency (Noun)
A dependence on a habit- forming substance such as a drug or alcohol; addiction.
dependency (Noun)
Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.

dependency (n.)
State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust.
dependency (n.)
A thing hanging down; a dependence.
dependency (n.)
That which is attached to something else as its consequence, subordinate, satellite, and the like.
dependency (n.)
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.

dependency
A state of being dependent; a refusal to exercise initiative:
dependency
A territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State.
dependency
A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol.