dependency

dépendance

Situation où l’on a besoin de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose pour être aidé ou vivre normalement.

En anglais simple : The state of needing someone or something for help, support, or normal life.

• His dependency on his parents worried him.
• The programme helps people overcome drug dependency.
• They want to reduce their dependency on imported fuel.

Comment l'utiliser : dependency on someone/something (The country wants to reduce its dependency on oil.)

Synonymes : dependence, reliance

Contraires : independence

Expressions courantes : dependency on someone, financial dependency, drug dependency

dépendance

Nécessité pour un programme d’utiliser un autre programme ou un composant pour fonctionner.

En anglais simple : The need for a program to use another program or component to work.

• The package has a dependency on another library.
• Install all dependencies before running the program.
• An outdated dependency caused the application to fail.

Comment l'utiliser : dependency on something (This tool has a dependency on a graphics library.)

Expressions courantes : software dependency, dependency on something, dependency conflict

territoire dépendant

Territoire gouverné par un autre pays.

En anglais simple : A territory governed by another country.

• The island is an overseas dependency.
• Each dependency has its own local government.
• The map shows the country and its dependencies.

Synonymes : dependent territory

Expressions courantes : overseas dependency, crown dependency

dépendance syntaxique

Lien dans une phrase où un mot ou un élément dépend d’un autre.

En anglais simple : A relationship in a sentence where one word or part relies on another.

• The diagram shows a dependency between two words.
• This parser identifies dependencies in each sentence.
• Dependency grammar links words through their grammatical roles.

Comment l'utiliser : dependency between A and B (There is a dependency between the verb and its object.)

Expressions courantes : syntactic dependency, dependency grammar, dependency relation

service dépendant

Service placé sous l’autorité d’un autre ou à un niveau inférieur dans une organisation.

En anglais simple : Something that is controlled by, or has a lower position than, something else.

• The office was a dependency of the ministry.
• Each dependency answered to the central authority.
• The new department became a dependency of the council.

Comment l'utiliser : a dependency of something (The bureau is a dependency of the finance ministry.)

Synonymes : subordinate unit

Expressions courantes : administrative dependency, dependency of something