Dependency

Dependency, dependent, or depend may refer to:

Computer science

Dependency (computer science) or coupling, a state in which one object uses a function of another object
Data dependency, which describes a dependence relation between statements in a program
Dependence analysis, in compiler theory
Dependency (UML), a relationship between one element in the Unified Modeling Language
Dependency relation, a type of binary relation in mathematics and computer science.
Functional dependency, a relation between database attributes allowing normalization.
Dependent type, in computer science and logic, a type that depends on a value
Hidden dependency, a relation in which a change in many areas of a program produces unexpected side-effects
Library dependency, a relationship described in and managed by a software dependency manager tool to mitigate dependency hell

Dependency relation, a type of binary relation in mathematics and computer science.
Dependent and independent variables, in mathematics, the variable that depends on the independent variable
Tail dependence, from probability theory
Serial dependence, in statistics

Dependent and independent verb forms, distinct verb forms in Goidelic languages used with or without a preceding particle
Dependency grammar is based on the dependency relation between the lexemes of a sentence