dependency

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Synonyms: dependence, dependancy, despondency, dependent, codependency, dependance, pendency, impendency, dependents, independency, descendency

Antonyms: dependence, dependancy, despondency, dependent, codependency, dependance, pendency, impendency, dependents, independency, descendency

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Noun

1. A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
2. Something [[dependent]] on, or [[subordinate]] to, something else:
3. The status of being a legal [[dependent]]; the relationship between a [[dependent]] and their [[provider]].
4. A [[colony]], or a [[territory]] [[subject]] to [[rule]] by an [[external]] [[power]].
5. A [[dependence]] on a [[habit]]-[[forming]] [[substance]] such as a [[drug]] or [[alcohol]].
6. {{lb|en|computing}} Reliance on the [[functionality]] provided by some other, [[external]] [[component]].
7. {{lb|en|computing}} An external component whose functionality is relied on.

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