different between dependant vs dependee

English

Etymology

From French dépendant.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??p?nd?nt/

Adjective

dependant (comparative more dependant, superlative most dependant)

1. Obsolete spelling of dependent

Noun

dependant (plural dependants)

1. (Britain) A person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent).

Translations

References

• Merriam-Webster Indicating only US spelling is "dependent" (redirects, lists British spelling as a "variant".)
• Pam Peters, The Cambridge Guide to English Usage, pp. 148-149.
• Encarta Always a misspelling in US English, adjective and noun are differentiated in British English by spelling.

Anagrams

• pendanted

Latin

Verb

d?pendant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of d?pend?

English

Etymology

depend +? -ee (“target of action”)

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)

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

Related terms

• dependency
• dependum

Further reading

• What is the correct word for “dependee”?, StackExchange

Anagrams

• Deepdene, deepened