Constraint vs Dependency - What's the difference?
constraint | dependency |
Something that constrains.
(mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
A restriction.
A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:
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; addiction.
(computing) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
As nouns the difference between constraint and dependency
is that constraint is something that constrains while dependency is a state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.constraint
English
(wikipedia constraint)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* constraint satisfactiondependency
English
Noun
(dependencies)- Frank's sullen dependency was driving his father nuts.
- In the United States' governmental structure, the military is conceived as a dependency under the executive branch.
- This library has a lot of dependencies . We have to compile all of those other libraries first.