Timeline for What is the correct word for "dependee"?
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| Oct 28, 2020 at 5:32 | comment | added | Ram Pillai | There are similar word-use, like payer, payee; drawer, drawee; lessor, lessee, etc - used technically. Here, the beneficiary of dependence is 'dependee.' | |
| Oct 28, 2020 at 1:34 | answer | added | Theodore Norvell | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 3, 2019 at 12:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglish/status/1124282664960315392 | ||
| May 2, 2019 at 12:24 | answer | added | Ben | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 5, 2018 at 21:33 | comment | added | samus | @Pacerier A dependency is something "in a state of being dependent", or "having a dependence", which exists for a "dependant", not "dependee". For example, a forum's State field could have the requisite that it's drop-down be country specific, thus making a Country field required. | |
| Sep 19, 2015 at 3:23 | history | protected | tchrist♦ | ||
| Sep 1, 2015 at 13:11 | comment | added | Jason S | @Pacerier Although 'dependency' is sometimes used interchangeably - in software circles - to refer both to something that depends on another thing, and the thing it depends upon, in English it only has the former meaning. The double-meaning misusage of 'dependency' has the effect of being antonyms that are the same word, and so cannot be used in the same context. It is used one way or another depending on the context but as you can see from the answer and comments at english.stackexchange.com/a/25580/135909 it only leads to confusion. I think better stick to the correct meaning. | |
| Aug 31, 2015 at 15:14 | answer | added | Jason S | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 30, 2015 at 15:41 | answer | added | Stephen Baines | timeline score: 5 | |
| Dec 20, 2014 at 13:13 | history | edited | Kris | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added 62 characters in body; edited tags
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| May 7, 2014 at 9:33 | comment | added | Pacerier | dependency / prerequisite / required / ... | |
| Nov 19, 2013 at 18:38 | answer | added | maxpolk | timeline score: -1 | |
| Feb 16, 2013 at 18:54 | answer | added | EvanK | timeline score: 4 | |
| May 2, 2012 at 9:34 | answer | added | Steven Wilber | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 17, 2011 at 16:36 | vote | accept | Louis Rhys | ||
| May 17, 2011 at 2:06 | answer | added | Thursagen | timeline score: -1 | |
| May 17, 2011 at 0:45 | answer | added | Paul Amerigo Pajo | timeline score: -1 | |
| May 16, 2011 at 18:51 | answer | added | MrHen | timeline score: 9 | |
| S May 16, 2011 at 16:28 | history | suggested | Matthew Read | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
clarifying since apparently the title and actual question are not clear
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| May 16, 2011 at 15:50 | answer | added | Jason Orendorff | timeline score: 21 | |
| May 16, 2011 at 15:30 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| May 16, 2011 at 14:37 | answer | added | njd | timeline score: 41 | |
| May 16, 2011 at 14:09 | answer | added | Grant Thomas | timeline score: 11 | |
| May 16, 2011 at 14:02 | answer | added | Ben Hocking | timeline score: 6 | |
| May 16, 2011 at 13:52 | history | asked | Louis Rhys | CC BY-SA 3.0 |