Dependant vs Dependee - What's the difference?
dependant | dependee |
(British) A person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent).
(US)
(programming) An agent that is depended on by a depender, the target of a dependency (used in (agent-oriented programming))
As nouns the difference between dependant and dependee
is that dependant is a person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent) while dependee is an agent that is depended on by a depender, the target of a dependency (used in agent-oriented programming.As an adjective dependant
is obsolete spelling of lang=en.dependant
English
Noun
(en noun)References
*Merriam-WebsterIndicating only US spelling is "dependent" (redirects, lists British spelling as a "variant".)'' * Pam Peters, The Cambridge Guide to English Usage , pp. 148-149. *
EncartaAlways a misspelling in US English, adjective and noun are differentiated in British English by spelling.
dependee
English
Noun
(en noun)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
* dependerExternal links
*What is the correct word for “dependee”?, StackExchange