"dependee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dependees [plural]
Etymology: From depend + -ee (“target of action”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|depend|ee|t2=target of action}} depend + -ee (“target of action”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dependee (plural dependees)
  1. (programming) An agent that is depended on by a depender, the target of a dependency (used in agent-oriented programming) Wikipedia link: agent-oriented programming Categories (topical): Programming Related terms: dependency, dependum

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