transitive dependency

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|databases}} An attribute of a [[relation]] that depends on a [[key]] but also on a third attribute which is not a key; this is a [[violation]] of [[third normal form]].
2. {{lb|en|programming}} In a computer program, library called by another dependency.

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