SpellRight › Spelling
Uncommondependency
The correct spelling is dependency.
How to pronounce dependency
noun
IPA: /dɪˈpɛndənsi/
Say it like: Dep-end-ens-ee
The correct spelling is dependency. A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative. For example: "This library has dependencies on a lot of other libraries. We have to compile all of those other libraries first."
Usage Examples
“This library has dependencies on a lot of other libraries. We have to compile all of those other libraries first.”
“One of this library's dependencies is very finicky. It can be hard to get it to compile on some systems.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
- 2.Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:
- 3.A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
- 4.A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol; addiction.
- 5.Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.