depender

Noun

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

Usage notes
Technical term, not widely used in software engineering outside of ; the common term is used instead. In agent-oriented programming, the antonym is, 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.

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1) to depend (on)

Etymology
From.

Verb

 * 1) to depend, to be subject to
 * 2) to depend on, to rely on, to hinge on, to depend upon, to rely upon  + de
 * 3) to be up to + de