Dependency

Dependency, 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

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

Dependent and independent verb forms, distinct verb forms in Goidelic languages used with or without a preceding particle
Dependency grammar is based on the dependency relation between the lexemes of a sentence
Dependent clause

Dependency relation, a type of binary relation in mathematics and computer science.
Dependent and independent variables, in mathematics, the variable that depends on the independent variable
The absence of independence (probability theory)
- Tail dependence, from probability theory
- Serial dependence, in statistics
- Correlation and dependence
- Mean dependence

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)
- Physical dependence, dependence that involves persistent physical–somatic withdrawal symptoms (e.g., fatigue and delirium tremens)
- Psychological dependence, dependence that involves emotional–motivational withdrawal symptoms (e.g., dysphoria and anhedonia)
- Alcohol dependence
- Amphetamine dependence
- Barbiturate dependence
- Benzodiazepine dependence
- Caffeine dependence
- Cannabis dependence
- Cocaine dependence
- Opioid dependence
- Tanning dependence

Dependent territory, a classification of territory, especially a region that is not a sovereign state but a possession of same
- The Crown dependencies, three specific dependencies of the United Kingdom: the Isle of Man, the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey

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

Dependent (origination), In Buddhism it means the existence of everything is conditional, dependent on a cause. Nothing happens fortuitously or by chance.

Depend (undergarment), a brand of absorbent, disposable underwear for adults
Dependency (project management), a link amongst a project's terminal elements
Dependency (religion), the relation of a monastic community with a newer community