depender

English

Etymology

depend + -er (subject of action, actor)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ)

Noun

depender (plural dependers)

  1. (programming) An agent that depends on another agent, the dependee; the subject of a dependency, a dependent (used in agent-oriented programming)

Usage notes

Technical term, not widely used in software engineering outside of agent-oriented programming; the common term dependent is used instead. In agent-oriented programming, the antonym is dependee, though there is no common language equivalent (other metaphors are used instead, such as parent/child). Further, the circumlocutions “A depends on B” and “B is depended on by A” are used for clarity.

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • dependum

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dēpendēre, present active infinitive of dēpendeō.

Pronunciation

Verb

depender (first-person singular present indicative dependo, past participle dependido)

  1. to depend (on)

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēpendēre, present active infinitive of dēpendeō.

Verb

depender (first-person singular present dependo, first-person singular preterite dependí, past participle dependido)

  1. to depend, to be subject to

Conjugation

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