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Defendee vs Dependee - What's the difference?

defendee | dependee |

As nouns the difference between defendee and dependee

is that defendee is (rare) one who is defended while dependee is (programming) an agent that is depended on by a depender, the target of a dependency (used in (agent-oriented programming)).

defendee

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rare) One who is defended.
  • (Webster 1913)

    dependee

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (programming) An agent that is depended on by a depender, the target of a dependency (used in (agent-oriented programming))
  • Usage notes

    Technical term, not widely used in software engineering outside of (agent-oriented programming) but finds some use. In agent-oriented programming the antonym is depender, though in general usage the common term dependent is used instead. There is no common language equivalent for dependee', however – other metaphors are used instead, such as parent/child. The circumlocutions “A depends on B” and “B is depended on by A” are much more common in general use than “A is the depender, B is the ' dependee ”.

    Antonyms

    * depender