Dependency

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Dependency or dependent may refer to:

  • Chemical dependency, a need for a substance so strong that it becomes necessary to have this substance to function properly
  • Co-dependency, a behavioural condition
  • Dependence (behavioral medicine), a continuum of physical and psychological attachments related to the concept of addiction
  • Dependency, a former or current colony
  • Coupling (computer science), also called dependency, a state in which one object uses a functionality of another object
  • Dependency (project management), a link amongst a project's terminal elements
  • Dependency theory, an economic worldview
  • a join dependency, in computer science, occurs when a join operation is performed
  • The Ross Dependency, an area of Antarctica claimed by New Zealand
  • Dependent area, a classification of territory
  • Dependent type, in computer science and logic, a type which depends on a value
  • Dependent variable, in experimental design, a factor whose values in different treatment conditions are compared
  • Dependent (law), a person who depends on another as a primary source of income. For example, a minor child, under the age of majority, is a dependent of his or her parent and the existence of the dependent enables the providor, such as a parent or guardian, to claim a deduction for the purpose of income tax calculations
  • Dependent Music, a record label
  • Dependent Records, a record label