depender
English
Etymology
depend + -er (“subject of action, actor”)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ)
Noun
depender (plural dependers)
- (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
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "PT" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /dɨpẽˈdeɾ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /de.pẽ.ˈde(ʁ)/
Verb
Lua error in Module:pt-headword at line 111: Parameter 2 is not used by this template.
- to depend (on)
Conjugation
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin dēpendēre, present active infinitive of dēpendeō.
Verb
Lua error in Module:es-headword at line 49: Parameter 2 is not used by this template.
- to depend, to be subject to
- to depend on, to rely on, to hinge on, to depend upon, to rely upon (+ de)
- to be up to (+ de)
- No me mires así. No depende de mí.
- Don't look at me like that. It isn't up to me.