Conceptimplicit dependency
Implicit Dependency
A dependency relationship between two code units that involves no explicit import or call but is indirectly coupled through global state, shared database tables, configuration files, environment variables or message queues.
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Implicit dependencies refer to external conditions on which code correctness depends but which are not explicitly declared in interfaces or documentation, such as global variable initialization order, function call sequencing, shared database connection state, or include path resolution under a specific PHP version.
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