depender
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Etymology edit
depend + -er (agent noun suffix)
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Noun edit
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)
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin dēpendēre.
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Verb edit
depender (first-person singular present dependo, first-person singular preterite dependi, past participle dependido)
- to depend (on)
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Spanish edit
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depender (first-person singular present dependo, first-person singular preterite dependí, past participle dependido)
- 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.
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These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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Further reading edit
- “depender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014