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Encyclopedia > Dependence

Dependency has a number of meanings:

  • In project management, a dependency is a link amongst a project's terminal elements.
  • In computer science, dependency is a state in which one object uses a functionality of another object. This may cause changes on implementation of one object that can affect implementation of another object.
  • In behavioural medicine, dependence describes a continuum of physical and psychological attachments related to the concept of addiction.
  • Dependency theory is an economic worldview.
  • A dependent area is a classification of territory.
  • The Ross Dependency is an area of Antarctica claimed by New Zealand.
  • Co-dependency is a behavioural condition.
  • A chemical dependency is such a strong need for a substance that it becomes necessary to have this substance just to function properly.

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Dependent territory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2205 words)
A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State.
There are varying degrees and forms of dependence, commonly distinguished from other subnational entities in that they are not considered to be part of the motherland or mainland of the governing State.
The Native American tribal governments are sometimes called "dependencies", but in a broader sense they are really subnational entities; their territories, whether recognized as reservations or not, are an integral part of the United States in every territorial and geographic sense, as well as legally for most purposes.
Territories, Colonies, and Dependencies — Infoplease.com (268 words)
Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies of the United Kingdom - Anguilla Bermuda British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Channel...
French Overseas Territories - French Polynesia New Caledonia and Dependencies Southern and Antarctic Lands Wallis and Futuna...
Economic and political prospects for the British Atlantic Dependent Territories.
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