critical dependency
[ˈkrɪtɪkəl dɪˈpɛndənsi]
nounpl: critical dependencies
dependência crítica
1. A vital reliance on a particular resource, service, or component that, if unavailable or compromised, would significantly disrupt operations or functionality
The software has a critical dependency on the database server, which means any outage would halt all operations.
O software tem uma dependência crítica do servidor de banco de dados, o que significa que qualquer interrupção paralisaria todas as operações.
2. In software development and project management, a prerequisite condition or component that must be completed or available before another task or system can proceed
Before deploying the application, we need to resolve all critical dependencies in the build process.
Antes de implantar a aplicação, precisamos resolver todas as dependências críticas no processo de compilação.
3. A high-priority constraint or relationship between elements where failure of one element would cause failure of dependent elements
The project identified three critical dependencies between the frontend and backend systems.
O projeto identificou três dependências críticas entre os sistemas de front-end e back-end.
This term is particularly prevalent in North American and Brazilian tech industries, especially in software development, DevOps, and enterprise IT environments. In Brazil, as the tech sector has grown, this term has become standard in development teams and is frequently discussed in agile and project management meetings. The concept reflects modern concerns about system resilience and operational continuity in both cultures.
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