Dependency
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Dependency or dependent may refer to:

Computer science

  • dependency
    Dependency
    Dependency or dependent may refer to:-Computer science:*dependency, also called Coupling , a state in which one object uses a functionality of another object...

    , also called Coupling (computer science)
    Coupling (computer science)
    In computer science, coupling or dependency is the degree to which each program module relies on each one of the other modules.Coupling is usually contrasted with cohesion. Low coupling often correlates with high cohesion, and vice versa...

    , a state in which one object uses a functionality of another object
  • Data dependency
    Data dependency
    A data dependency in computer science is a situation in which a program statement refers to the data of a preceding statement. In compiler theory, the technique used to discover data dependencies among statements is called dependence analysis.There are three types of dependencies: data, name, and...

    , which describes a dependence relation between statements in a program
  • Dependency (UML)
    Dependency (UML)
    A dependency in the Unified Modeling Language exists between two defined elements if a change to the definition of one may result in a change to the other...

    , a relationship between two elements in the Unified Modeling Language
  • Dependency relation
    Dependency relation
    In mathematics and computer science, a dependency relation is a binary relation that is finite, symmetric, and reflexive; i.e. a finite tolerance relation...

    , a type of binary relation in mathematics and computer science.
  • Functional Dependency
    Functional dependency
    A functional dependency is a constraint between two sets of attributes in a relation from a database.Given a relation R, a set of attributes X in R is said to functionally determine another attribute Y, also in R, if, and only if, each X value is associated with precisely one Y value...

    , a relation between database attributes allowing normalization.
  • Dependent type
    Dependent type
    In computer science and logic, a dependent type is a type that depends on a value. Dependent types play a central role in intuitionistic type theory and in the design of functional programming languages like ATS, Agda and Epigram....

    , 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
    Dependency hell
    Dependency hell is a colloquial term for the frustration of some software users who have installed software packages which have dependencies on specific versions of other software packages. This was mainly attributable to old Linux package managers...

    .

Economics

  • Dependant
    Dependant
    This article is related to law. For the personality trait, see Dependent Personality DisorderA dependant or dependent is a person who relies on another as a primary source of income...

     (British English) (Dependent - American English), a person who depends on another as a primary source of income
  • Dependency ratio
    Dependency ratio
    In economics and geography the dependency ratio is an age-population ratio of those typically not in the labor force and those typically in the labor force...

    , in economics, the ratio of the economically dependent part of the economy to the productive part
  • Dependency theory
    Dependency theory
    Dependency theory or dependencia theory is a body of social science theories predicated on the notion that resources flow from a "periphery" of poor and underdeveloped states to a "core" of wealthy states, enriching the latter at the expense of the former...

    , an economic worldview which states that resources flow from poor states to wealthy states

Linguistics

  • Dependent and independent verb forms
    Dependent and independent verb forms
    In the Goidelic languages, dependent and independent verb forms are distinct verb forms; each tense of each verb exists in both forms. Verbs are often preceded by a particle which marks negation, or a question, or has some other force. The dependent verb forms are used after a particle, while...

    , in Goidelic languages
    Goidelic languages
    The Goidelic languages or Gaelic languages are one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages, the other consisting of the Brythonic languages. Goidelic languages historically formed a dialect continuum stretching from the south of Ireland through the Isle of Man to the north of Scotland...

    , distinct verb forms used either with a preceding particle, in the case of dependent forms, or

Mathematics

  • Dependency relation
    Dependency relation
    In mathematics and computer science, a dependency relation is a binary relation that is finite, symmetric, and reflexive; i.e. a finite tolerance relation...

    , a type of binary relation in mathematics and computer science.
  • Dependent and independent variables
    Dependent and independent variables
    The terms "dependent variable" and "independent variable" are used in similar but subtly different ways in mathematics and statistics as part of the standard terminology in those subjects...

    , 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
    Behavioral addiction
    Behavioral addiction is a form of addiction which does not rely on drugs or alcohol. Increasingly referred to as process addiction or non-substance-related addiction ) behavioral addiction includes a compulsion to repeatedly engage in an action until said action causes serious negative consequences...


Politics

  • Dependent territory
    Dependent territory
    A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State, and remains politically outside of the controlling state's integral area....

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

without one, in the case of independent forms

Psychology

  • Codependence
    Codependence
    Codependency is unhealthy love and a tendency to behave in overly passive or excessively caretaking ways that negatively impact one's relationships and quality of life. It also often involves placing a lower priority on one's own needs, while being excessively preoccupied with the needs of others...

    , a pattern of detrimental, behavioral interactions within a dysfunctional relationship
  • Dependency need
    Dependency need
    A dependency need is characterized by two components: It is a real need of the organism, something that must be present for the human being to thrive, It is something that individuals cannot provide for themselves. An infant has very many dependency needs. Some are obvious, and some have only...

    , the real need of the organism, or something that individuals can not provide for themselves
  • Dependent personality disorder
    Dependent personality disorder
    Dependent personality disorder , formerly known as asthenic personality disorder, is a personality disorder that is characterized by a pervasive psychological dependence on other people...

    , a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive psychological dependence on other people
  • Substance dependence
    Substance dependence
    The section about substance dependence in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders does not use the word addiction at all. It explains:...

    , 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
    Dependent Music
    Dependent Music was a Canadian independent record label, owned and operated by the artists that were a part of the collective. Dependent Music was formed by Brian Borcherdt in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1994...

    , an independent Canadian record label, owned and operated by the artists that were a part of the collective

Religion

Among monastic orders, the term denotes the relation of a monastic community with a newer community which it has established elsewhere. The relationship can be that of an abbey
Abbey
An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...

 with a priory
Priory
A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...

 composed of the monks who originated from the first house. In that situation, the abbot
Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...

 remains the ultimate authority for the affairs of the dependent priory, which is considered an extension of the founding house. This relationship will end at such time as the daughter community might become fully autonomous and an abbey in its own right.

Smaller monasteries of nuns within a monastic congregation
Congregation
A congregation is a large gathering of people, often for the purpose of worship:* Local church* Congregation , an administrative body of the Roman Catholic Church...

 can make a bond with a monastery of monks within the same division of the Order, whereby the two are affiliated, and the monks guarantee pastoral care
Pastoral care
Pastoral care is the ministry of care and counseling provided by pastors, chaplains and other religious leaders to members of their church or congregation, or to persons of all faiths and none within institutional settings. This can range anywhere from home visitation to formal counseling provided...

 of the nuns. In this sense, the women's house is considered a dependency on that of the men.

Technologies

  • Dependency (project management)
    Dependency (project management)
    In a project network, a dependency is a link amongst a project's terminal elements.There are four kinds of dependencies with respect to ordering terminal elements :# Finish to start...

    , a link amongst a project's terminal elements
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