dependency

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

Plural dependencies