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dependencies

n. plural-only
C1 Advanced US //dɪˈpɛndənsiz// UK //dɪpˈɛndənsiz// de·pen·den·cies

n. things that need something else to work correctly. In computing, it refers to software programs that must be installed for another program to run.

n. items, conditions, or software components that are required by another entity to function or complete a task. Often refers to external libraries or modules that a software project relies upon.


SIMPLE

The software won't run because some dependencies are missing.

CONTEXTUAL

Before you can compile the application, you must install all the necessary dependencies listed in the documentation.

COMPLEX

Managing complex software dependencies requires automated tools to ensure that version conflicts between shared libraries do not destabilize the entire operating system environment.

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Usage

Plural form of 'dependency'; in technical contexts, it almost always appears in the plural to describe a set of requirements.

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