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dependency

dependency

6 5.5
A software package that a program needs to work
  • noun
  • /dɪˈpɛndənsi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dependencia
  • Why do we have directed dependency here rather than just covariation?
  • dependency graph
  • data dependencies
  • detect dependencies

But you know, if, if you compile open CV with certain dependencies, you'll be able to do certain things.

Examples

  • Data collected over space and time are structured under spatiotemporal dependency processes.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Thus, programmers are responsible for avoiding dependencies that lead to data races.

    Academic text (2011)
  • These are the sentence dependency paths that she found.

  • A proper cultural identity will help free our minds from dependency on the cultures of other people.

    Academic text (2000)
  • To ensure correctness, the order of jobs is constrained based on their data dependencies.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Experts manually identify dependencies and relevant metrics, quantify the relationships between components, and devise a prediction strategy.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The software project failed to compile because it was missing a required dependency on the graphics library.

  • Before running the program, make sure to install all necessary dependencies listed in the documentation.

  • The team's ability to meet deadlines often relies on managing external dependencies effectively.

Antonyms

6 4.1

A device that works without being connected to others

How Essential

dependency
  • Specialized
6 5.5
library
  • Specialized
77 4.9

Surface Forms

dependency singular
dependencies plural

Morphology

dependency = depend (semi-transparent) = depend + ency

Built from 'depend' + noun-former, but the technical computing sense (a package that another piece of software relies on) is domain-specific vocabulary.

Etymology

Dependency comes from the Latin dependere, where de- means 'down' and pendere means 'to hang', so it means 'something that other things hang on'. That's why in computing a dependency is a piece of software a program needs to run.