dependency
A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else
The status of being a legal dependent; the relationship between a dependent and their provider.
A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol.
Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
An external component whose functionality is relied on.
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