binding
nounEtymology From Middle English byndynge; equivalent to bind + -ing.
1
An item (usually rope, tape, or string) used to hold two or more things together.
2
The spine of a book where the pages are held together.
3
Business, Manufacturing, Sewing, Textiles A finishing on a seam or hem of a garment.
4
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences The association of a named item with an element of a program.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences The interface of a library with a programming language other than one it is written in.
- The Python binding is automatically generated.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences The action or result of making two or more molecules stick together.
- Derived terms
- adapter binding, bias binding, binding energy, data binding, dynamic binding, early binding, half binding, key binding, late binding, law binding, name binding, nuclear binding energy, perfect binding, quality binding, Roxburgh binding, single-strand binding protein, stab binding, static binding, variable binding, binding tape, Roxburghe binding