Dependency

Dependency, dependence, dependent or depend may refer to:

Computer science

 * Dependency (computer science) or coupling, a state in which one object uses a function of another object
 * Data dependency, which describes a dependence relation between statements in a program
 * Dependence analysis, in compiler theory
 * Dependency (UML), a relationship between one element in the Unified Modeling Language
 * Dependency relation, a type of binary relation in mathematics and computer science.
 * Functional dependency, a relationship between database attributes allowing normalization.
 * Dependent type, in computer science and logic, a type that depends on a value
 * Hidden dependency, a relation in which a change in many areas of a program produces unexpected side-effects
 * 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 that posits that resources flow from poor states to wealthy states

Linguistics

 * Dependent and independent verb forms, distinct verb forms in Goidelic languages used with or without a preceding particle
 * Dependency grammar is based on the dependency relation between the lexemes of a sentence
 * Dependent clause

Mathematics

 * Dependency relation, a type of binary relation in mathematics and computer science.
 * Dependent and independent variables, in mathematics, the variable that depends on the independent variable
 * The absence of independence (probability theory)
 * Tail dependence, from probability theory
 * Serial dependence, in statistics
 * Correlation and dependence
 * Mean dependence

Medicine and psychology

 * Codependence, a pattern of detrimental behavioral interactions within a dysfunctional relationship
 * Dependency need, the real need of the organism, or something that individuals cannot provide for themselves
 * Dependent personality disorder, a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive psychological dependence on other people
 * Substance dependence, an adaptive state associated with a withdrawal syndrome upon cessation of repeated exposure to a stimulus (e.g., drug intake)
 * Physical dependence, dependence that involves persistent physical–somatic withdrawal symptoms (e.g., fatigue and delirium tremens)
 * Psychological dependence, dependence that involves emotional–motivational withdrawal symptoms (e.g., dysphoria and anhedonia)
 * Alcohol dependence
 * Amphetamine dependence
 * Barbiturate dependence
 * Benzodiazepine dependence
 * Caffeine dependence
 * Cannabis dependence
 * Cocaine dependence
 * Opioid dependence
 * Tanning dependence

Political science

 * Dependent territory, a classification of territory, especially a region that is not a sovereign state but a possession of same
 * Crown Dependencies, three specific dependencies of the United Kingdom: the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey, and the Isle of Man
 * Dependencies of Norway
 * Ross Dependency, New Zealand Antarctic claim

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
 * Dependency (band), an American Christian hardcore band

Philosophy

 * Dependent (origination), in Buddhism, the idea that the existence of everything is conditional and dependent on a cause, and that nothing happens fortuitously or by chance

Other uses

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