Dependency

Dependency, dependent or depend may refer to:

Sciences

Computer science

• Dependency (computer science) or Coupling, a state in which one object uses a functionality of another object
• Data dependency, which describes a dependence relation between statements in a program
• Dependency (UML), a relationship between two elements in the Unified Modeling Language
• Dependency relation, a type of binary relation in mathematics and computer science.
• Functional dependency, a relation between database attributes allowing normalization.
• Dependent type, in computer science and logic, a type which depends on a value
• Hidden dependency, a relation where a change in one area of a program produces unexpected side-effects, kind of dependency hell.
• Library dependency, a relationship described in and managed by a software dependency manager tool to mitigate dependency hell

Economics

• 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 which states that resources flow from poor states to wealthy states

Linguistics

• Dependent and independent verb forms, in Goidelic languages, distinct verb forms used either with a preceding particle, in the case of dependent forms, or

Logic

• Dependent type, in computer science and logic, a type which depends on a value

Mathematics

• Dependency relation, a type of binary relation in mathematics and computer science.
• Dependent and independent variables, in mathematics, the variable that is dependent on the independent variable

Medicine

• Dependence (behavioral medicine), a continuum of physical and psychological attachments related to the concept of behavioral addiction

Politics

• Dependent territory, a classification of territory, especially a region that is not a sovereign state, but the possession of such

Psychology

• Codependence, a pattern of detrimental, behavioral interactions within a dysfunctional relationship
• Dependency need, the real need of the organism, or something that individuals can not provide for themselves
• Dependent personality disorder, a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive psychological dependence on other people
• Substance dependence, a need for a substance so strong that it becomes necessary to have this substance to function properly

Music

• 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

Other uses

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