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Webster 1913 Edition


Depender

De-pend′er

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Noun.
One who depends; a dependent.

Webster 1828 Edition


Depender

DEPENDER

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Noun.
One who depends; a dependent.

Definition 2024


depender

depender

English

Noun

depender (plural dependers)

  1. (programming) An agent that depends on another agent, the dependee; the subject of a dependency, a dependent (used in agent-oriented programming)

Usage notes

Technical term, not widely used in software engineering outside of agent-oriented programming; the common term dependent is used instead. In agent-oriented programming, the antonym is dependee, though there is no common language equivalent (other metaphors are used instead, such as parent/child). Further, the circumlocutions “A depends on B” and “B is depended on by A” are used for clarity.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dēpendēre, present active infinitive of dēpendeō.

Pronunciation

Verb

depender (first-person singular present indicative dependo, past participle dependido)

  1. to depend (on)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēpendēre, present active infinitive of dēpendeō.

Verb

depender (first-person singular present dependo, first-person singular preterite dependí, past participle dependido)

  1. to depend, to be subject to

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