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dependency

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

A relationship between processes or activities that directly or indirectly relies upon another process or activity to occur, begin, or finish.

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Senses

Wordset Dictionary

a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country

Wordset Dictionary

the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

Wordset Dictionary

being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
addictioncolonydependancedependence
alternatephrasing
Dependency
plural
dependencies
possessive
dependency's
pluralpossessive
dependencies'