Dependee vs Depender - What's the difference?
dependee | depender |
(programming) An agent that is depended on by a depender, the target of a dependency (used in (agent-oriented programming))
(programming) An agent that depends on another agent, the dependee; the subject of a dependency, a dependent (used in (agent-oriented programming))
Depender is a related term of dependee.
Depender is a antonym of dependee.
In programming terms the difference between dependee and depender
is that dependee is an agent that is depended on by a depender, the target of a dependency (used in agent-oriented programming while depender is an agent that depends on another agent, the dependee; the subject of a dependency, a dependent (used in agent-oriented programming.dependee
English
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(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
