different between dependency vs pendency

English

Etymology

dependent +? -cy

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??p?nd?nsi/

Noun

dependency (countable and uncountable, plural dependencies)

1. A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.

2. Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:

3. A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.

   Synonyms: colony, protectorate, province, dominion
4. A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol.

   Synonym: addiction

5. (computing) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.

6. (computing) An external component whose functionality is relied on.

Derived terms

• Ross Dependency

Related terms

• dependee, depender
• dependence

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English

Noun

pendency (uncountable)

1. The state of being pendent; suspension.
   • 2018, Rory Little, Opinion analysis: A DIG in Vogt, SCOTUSblog, May 29, 2018

     The long pendency of the case before this dismissal suggests deep disagreements among the justices on the substantive issues.

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