(object-oriented programming) Design principle that states that (1) High- and low-level modules should both depend on abstractions and (2) instead of abstractions depending upon details, details should depend upon abstractions.

Alternative form of like one's life depended on it

Alternative form of like one's life depended on it

possessions of the British Crown that are not overseas territories or colonies

plural of light dependent resistor

(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by a dependence on others to take care of oneself and one's life.

plural of dependent personality disorder

plural of high dependency unit

plural of trivial functional dependency

(idiomatic, simile) Desperately.