different between dependency vs scopophile

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

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• scopophiliac
• scoptophile
• scoptophiliac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (skopós, “watcher”) + English -phile.

Noun

scopophile (plural scopophiles)

1. (psychology, sexuality) One with a sexual dependency on openly observing genitalia and sexual acts, as opposed to a voyeur, who watches in secret.

   Caligula was a scopophile who was not ashamed of his irregular desire to watch others making love, while Mr. Hoover, as a voyeur, favored the keyhole and wiretap as methods of observation.

Related terms

• scopophilia

See also

• voyeurism