dependency
de·pen·dency
noun
1.
lack of independence or self-sufficiency
2.
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
3.
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
Origin
From dependent + -cy or dependence + -y or depend + -ency.
Phrases
- British Crown dependency
- chemical dependency
- Crown dependency
- dependency culture
- dependency grammar
- dependency hell
- dependency injection
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Broader terms
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