Dependency
Dependency, dependent or depend may refer to:
Computer science
- Dependency (computer science) or coupling, a state in which one object uses a function of another object
- Data dependency, which describes a dependence relation between statements in a program
- Dependence analysis, in compiler theory
- Dependency (UML), a relationship between one element in the Unified Modeling Language
- Dependency relation, a type of binary relation in mathematics and computer science.
- Functional dependency, a relationship between database attributes allowing normalization.
- Dependent type, in computer science and logic, a type that depends on a value
- Hidden dependency, a relation in which a change in many areas of a program produces unexpected side-effects
- Library dependency, a relationship described in and managed by a software dependency manager tool to mitigate dependency hell
Economics
- Dependant (British English) (Dependent - American English), a person who depends on another as a primary source of income
- Dependency ratio, in economics, the ratio of the economically dependent part of the economy to the productive part
- Dependency theory, an economic worldview that posits that resources flow from poor states to wealthy states
Linguistics
- Dependent and independent verb forms, distinct verb forms in Goidelic languages used with or without a preceding particle
- Dependency grammar is based on the dependency relation between the lexemes of a sentence
- Dependent clause
Mathematics
- Dependency relation, a type of binary relation in mathematics and computer science.
- Dependent and independent variables, in mathematics, the variable that depends on the independent variable
- The absence of independence (probability theory)
- Tail dependence, from probability theory
- Serial dependence, in statistics
- Correlation and dependence
- Mean dependence
Medicine and psychology
- Codependence, a pattern of detrimental behavioral interactions within a dysfunctional relationship
- Dependency need, the real need of the organism, or something that individuals cannot provide for themselves
- Dependent personality disorder, a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive psychological dependence on other people
- Substance dependence, an adaptive state associated with a withdrawal syndrome upon cessation of repeated exposure to a stimulus (e.g., drug intake)
- Physical dependence, dependence that involves persistent physical–somatic withdrawal symptoms (e.g., fatigue and delirium tremens)
- Psychological dependence, dependence that involves emotional–motivational withdrawal symptoms (e.g., dysphoria and anhedonia)
- Alcohol dependence
- Amphetamine dependence
- Barbiturate dependence
- Benzodiazepine dependence
- Caffeine dependence
- Cannabis dependence
- Cocaine dependence
- Opioid dependence
- Tanning dependence
Political science
- Dependent territory, a classification of territory, especially a region that is not a sovereign state but a possession of same
- Crown Dependencies, three specific dependencies of the United Kingdom: the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey, and the Isle of Man
- Dependencies of Norway
- Ross Dependency, New Zealand Antarctic claim
Music
- Dependent (record label), a German independent record label that focuses on aggrotech, electro-industrial and futurepop music
- Dependent Music, an independent Canadian record label, owned and operated by the artists that were a part of the collective
- Dependency (band), an American Christian hardcore band
Philosophy
- Dependent (origination), in Buddhism, the idea that the existence of everything is conditional and dependent on a cause, and that nothing happens fortuitously or by chance
Other uses
- Depend (undergarment), a brand of absorbent, disposable underwear for adults
- Dependency (project management), a link amongst a project's terminal elements
- Dependency (religion), the relation of a monastic community with a newer community
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