binder
nounUK /ˈbaɪndə/ · US /ˈbaɪndɚ/
Etymology From Middle English byndere; equivalent to bind + -er.
14 senses
- 1Someone who binds.
- 2Someone who binds books; a bookbinder.
- 3A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages, etc.
- 4Something that is used to bind things together, often…
- 5A software mechanism that performs binding.
- 6A program or routine that attaches malware to an…
- 7A dossier.
- 8A machine used in harvesting which cuts the stalks of a…
- 9A chemical or other substance that causes two other…
- 10A down payment on a piece of real property that secures…
- 11A rubber band.
- 12Material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts.
- 13A protein binder.
- 14One who whines or complains.
Someone who binds.
Someone who binds books; a bookbinder.
A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages, etc.
Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences A software mechanism that performs binding.
- The runtime binder considers inheritance and name hiding, and does overload resolution.2004, Paul Vick, The Visual Basic .NET Programming Language, page 389:
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A program or routine that attaches malware to an existing harmless file on the target system.
- Some of these file binders can produce files that can't be detected by some anti-viruses, and if downloaded and run by an unsuspecting user, it can result in a system compromise.2013, John R. Vacca, Managing Information Security, page 291:
A dossier.
Agriculture, Business, Lifestyle A machine used in harvesting which cuts the stalks of a crop and then ties them into a bundle or sheaf.
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A chemical or other substance that causes two other substances to form into one.
Law A down payment on a piece of real property that secures the payor the right to purchase the property from the payee upon an agreement of terms.
A rubber band.
Chiefly Minnesota
Material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts.
- He had to send back the binders and return to clothing that was at least gender-neutral.2014, Sigrid Rausing, Granta 129: Fate:
A protein binder.
Molecular biology
- Synonyms
- binding agent
- Derived terms
- armbinder, binder clip, binderless, chain binder, footbinder, high-binder, nonbinder, notebinder, reaper-binder, ring binder, self-binder, spellbinder