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Dependency , dependence , 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
Mathematics
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)
Political science
Dependent territory , a classification of territory, especially a region that is not a sovereign state but a possession of same
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
Topics referred to by the same term