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dependency

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[dih-pen-duhn-see]

noun

plural

dependencies 
  1. the state of being dependent; dependence.

  2. something dependent or subordinate; appurtenance.

  3. an outbuilding or annex.

  4. a subject territory that is not an integral part of the ruling country.



dependency

/ ɪˈɛԻəԲɪ /

noun

  1. a territory subject to a state on which it does not border

  2. a dependent or subordinate person or thing

  3. psychol overreliance by a person on another person or on a drug, etc

  4. another word for dependence

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • nondependancy noun
  • nondependency noun
  • self-dependency noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dependency1

First recorded in 1585–95; dependence + -y 3
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This conflict was brewing for reasons that run deeper than Musk and Trump's competing egos or Silicon Valley's dependency on government funding, which their leaders disparage.

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I don’t want to be too strict with path dependency.

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When Mr Fontana's dependency on an oxygen machine became more severe, he was told there was little more medics could do to help him.

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He also struggled with an opioid dependency, and by October 2020 was sleeping in his car.

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External AIs might gain indirect control over corporations through manipulation of outsourced systems, data dependencies, or algorithmic governance.

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