Definitionen
1.NounA state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative."Frank's sullen dependency was driving his father nuts."
2.NounSomething dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:"In the United States' governmental structure, the military is conceived as a dependency under the executive branch."
3.NounThe status of being a legal dependent; the relationship between a dependent and their provider.
4.NounA colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
5.NounA dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol.
6.NounReliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component."This library has dependencies on a lot of other libraries. We have to compile all of those other libraries first."
7.NounAn external component whose functionality is relied on."One of this library's dependencies is very finicky. It can be hard to get it to compile on some systems."