depender

From depend +‎ -er (agent noun suffix).

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɛndə(ɹ)/, /də-/, /di-/

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• Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ)

depender (plural dependers)

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

   Synonyms: dependent, dependant

   Antonym: dependee

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.

• dependency
• dependum

Borrowed from Latin dēpendēre.

depender (first-person singular present dependo, first-person singular preterite dependi, past participle dependido)

1. to depend (on)

• “depender”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “depender”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

From Latin dēpendēre.

• IPA^(key): /depenˈdeɾ/
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: de‧pen‧der

depender (first-person singular present dependo, first-person singular preterite dependí, past participle dependido)

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)

   No me mires así. No depende de mí.

   Don't look at me like that. It isn't up to me.

• “depender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy , 2024 December 10