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If you really mean "the thing depended upon", then Mr Disappointment's answer (dependency) is correct.

If you mean the thing that depends on the dependency, then "dependent" ("dependant" in the UK) would work. It's what we use to describe people who rely on others for support, so it would make sense here.

If you really mean "the thing depended upon", then Mr Disappointment's answer (dependency) is correct.

If you mean the thing that depends on the dependency, then "dependent" ("dependant" in the UK) would work. It's the word we use to describe people who rely on others for support, so it would make sense here.

If you really mean "the thing depended upon" (and Matthew Read may have muddied the waters here), then Mr Disappointment's answer (dependency) is correct.

If you mean (as Matthew seems to suggest) the thing that depends on the dependency, then "dependent" ("dependant" in the UK) would work. It's what we use to describe people who rely on others for support, so it would make sense here.

If you really mean "the thing depended upon", then Mr Disappointment's answer (dependency) is correct.

If you mean the thing that depends on the dependency, then "dependent" ("dependant" in the UK) would work. It's what we use to describe people who rely on others for support, so it would make sense here.

If you mean the thing that depends on something else, then "dependent" ("dependant" in the UK) would work. It's what we use to describe people who rely on others for support, so it would make sense here.

If you really mean "the thing depended upon", then Mr Disappointment's answer (dependency) is correct.

If you really mean "the thing depended upon" (and Matthew Read may have muddied the waters here), then Mr Disappointment's answer (dependency) is correct.

If you mean (as Matthew seems to suggest) the thing that depends on the dependency, then "dependent" ("dependant" in the UK) would work. It's what we use to describe people who rely on others for support, so it would make sense here.