dependency
State of reliance
Dependency is the state of relying on something or someone else.
A child's dependency on parents is natural; dependency on alcohol or drugs is pathological.
In computing, a dependency is a piece of software that another program requires to function: The build failed because of a missing dependency.
Dependencies can create vulnerability—if what you depend on fails, so might you.
Dependent territorial settlement
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- dominionAuthority to rule
vassal · client state · trusteeship · mandate · suzerainty · annexation · puppet state · sphere of influence
Act of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- relapseReturn to former illness
- substancePhysical material with mass
detoxification · tolerance · intervention · recovery · enabler · habit · compulsion · overdose
Book collection or building
- moduleIndependent functional component
- packageWrapped item for delivery
- importObtain from overseas
- frameworkUnderlying support system
prerequisite · version · injection · coupling · integration · component · plugin · API
Required prior condition
- preconditionNecessary prior requirement
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- conditionState or stipulation
essential · mandatory · baseline · foundation · cornerstone · sine qua non · indispensable · critical path
To uphold or sustain
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- crutchMobility aid for injured
- lifelineEssential connection to safety
- fallbackAlternative if primary fails
leaning · counting on · contingent · conditional · subordinate · derivative · secondary · auxiliary
Lacking ability to cope
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- fragilityEase of breaking
- exposureState of being unprotected
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
defenselessness · susceptibility · instability · powerlessness · risk · insecurity · frailty · incapacity
Binding tie or connection
- connectionA joining or relation
- clinginessExcessive need for closeness
- needinessExcessive emotional reliance
- separation anxietyDistress from being apart
insecurity · enmeshment · emotional reliance · secure base · object permanence · transitional object · bonding · nurturing
colony
Dependent territorial settlement
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
dominion · vassal · client state · trusteeship · mandate · suzerainty · annexation · puppet state · sphere of influence · subordination
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- relapseReturn to former illness
substance · detoxification · tolerance · intervention · recovery · enabler · habit · compulsion · overdose · abstinence
library
Book collection or building
framework · prerequisite · version · injection · coupling · integration · component · plugin · API · runtime
prerequisite
Required prior condition
- preconditionNecessary prior requirement
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- contingencyUncertain possible event
condition · essential · mandatory · baseline · foundation · cornerstone · sine qua non · indispensable · critical path
support
To uphold or sustain
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- crutchMobility aid for injured
- lifelineEssential connection to safety
fallback · leaning · counting on · contingent · conditional · subordinate · derivative · secondary · auxiliary · ancillary
helplessness
Lacking ability to cope
precariousness · defenselessness · susceptibility · instability · powerlessness · risk · insecurity · frailty · incapacity · infirmity
bond
Binding tie or connection
- connectionA joining or relation
- clinginessExcessive need for closeness
- needinessExcessive emotional reliance
separation anxiety · insecurity · enmeshment · emotional reliance · secure base · object permanence · transitional object · bonding · nurturing
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- child lawchild custody, child protection, child welfare, child support, child rights
- Codependencyenabling, enmeshment, people-pleasing, caretaking, rescuing
- Rustownership, borrowing, lifetimes, traits, match
- softwaresoftware, app, apps, application, program
- dependencerely, need, rely on, neediness, reliance
dependencyindependence
Freedom from external control
self-sufficiency · self-reliance · autonomy · self-support · autarky
dependencysovereignty
Supreme independent authority
independence · self-governance · statehood · self-rule · self-determination
dependencysobriety
Unimpaired mental state
freedom · recovery · abstinence · liberation · clean living
- emotional dependencyUnhealthy reliance on another's support
- psychological dependenceNon-physical addiction to something
- alcohol dependencyInability to control drinking
- drug dependencyCompulsive substance reliance
- alcohol dependenceCompulsive need to drink
- drug dependenceCompulsive substance reliance
independent, independence, dependent, dependence, independently, interdependent, interdependence, dependencies, codependency