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dependency Definition

de·pend·ency (dē pen′dən sē, di-)

noun pl. -·cies

  1. dependence
  2. something dependent or subordinate
  3. a land or territory geographically distinct from the country governing it, and held in trust or as a possession, etc. in a subordinate status
  4. addiction to alcohol or drugs

dependency Synonyms

dependency

n.

  1. The state of being dependent

    dependence, need of, yoke; see dependence 1.

  2. A territory or state subject to the dominion of another state

    dominion, province, mandate; see colony 1, territory 2.

dependency Usage Examples

Converse of object

reduce: To reduce dependency tied to multiple casualty coverage in.

Preposition: on

alcohol: The High Risk Offenders Scheme is intended to deal with drivers whose apparent dependency on alcohol presents a risk to road safety.

Adjective modifier

  • mutual: That Mona isnât in the office all the time reinforces that mutual dependency.
  • temporal: Using Gamma filters to model temporal dependencies in speech.
  • functional: It also supports a few language extensions, such as the FFI, multi-parameter type class, functional dependencies, and so on.
  • psychological: What patients call ' addicted ' , clinicians might call ' psychological dependency ' .
  • reduced: The contribution of walking to the Urban Renaissance, healthy living and reduced dependency on cars.
  • encouraging: We have already moved away from a passive social security system which could be caricatured as encouraging welfare dependency.

Modifies a noun

  • self-management: First nearly every dependency diabetes self-management variety of plans or her job.
  • ratio: The European dependency ratio is set to double in the next twenty years.
  • tracking: The next implementation of dependency tracking aimed to remove these problems.
  • diabetes: First nearly every dependency diabetes self-management variety of plans or her job.
  • culture: There was little sign of the dependency culture which is with us today.
  • syndrome: Unbeknown to them, they were exposed to the additional risk of dependency syndrome and a raised risk of suicide.

Noun used with modifier

  • inter-feature: Furthermore, inter-feature dependencies result in a more structured model, giving rise to fewer feature combinations in the recognition output.
  • old-age: First old-age dependency ratios are misleading an aging society by definition has a much smaller proportion of children to support.
  • alcohol: They could be homeless, at risk of domestic violence or have a drug or alcohol dependency for instance.
  • welfare: I have argued for a shift away from welfare dependency for single parents with children of secondary school age.
  • drug: Some success has been claimed in treating drug dependency.
  • heroin: Most doctors treating heroin dependency prescribe methadone, a less expensive synthetic opiate requiring a single daily dose to prevent withdrawal symptoms.