Definitions by Jonas Lindberg

areliant

Of a system, environment, or component: not relied upon by any real process; safe to modify, break, or destroy without consequence. The opposite of "load-bearing." Useful in software contexts to flag code paths, branches, or services that have no real downstream consumers.

Go ahead and force-push that branch — it's areliant, nothing is pointed at it.

areliant by Jonas Lindberg April 30, 2026