binding

See also: bending

English

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binding

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle English byndynge; equivalent to bind +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• enPR: bīndʹing, IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪndɪŋ/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɪndɪŋ
• Hyphenation: bind‧ing

Adjective

binding (comparative more binding, superlative most binding)

1. (of an agreement, contract, etc.) Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.

   This contract is a legally binding agreement.

   A sworn statement (i.e., "made under oath)"is legally binding.

2. (of food) Having the effect of counteracting diarrhea.

   Bananas and white bread are sometimes considered binding.

Synonyms

• (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured): bounden, obligatory

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured”): non-binding

Hyponyms

• data-binding

Derived terms

• binding agent
• bindingless
• bindingly
• bindingness
• binding number
• binding problem
• bookbinding
• cobinding
• egg binding
• FNBP1
• footbinding
• head binding
• immunobinding
• legally binding
• make the cheese more binding
• nonbinding
• phosphobinding
• radiobinding
• spellbinding
• time binding
• time-binding

Translations

imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured

Czech: závazný (cs) m Dutch: bindend (nl) Estonian: siduv Finnish: sitova (fi) French: contraignant (fr) German: verbindlich (de) Italian: vincolante (it) Occitan: constrenhent, constringent Persian: الزام‌آور (elzâm-âvar) Portuguese: vinculante Russian: обяза́тельный (ru) (objazátelʹnyj) Spanish: vinculante (es) Swedish: bindande (sv)

• IsiXhosa

Binding - ukunikezelela ngemithetho ethile

Noun

binding (plural bindings)

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. (sewing) A finishing on a seam or hem of a garment.
4. (programming) The association of a named item with an element of a program.
5. (programming) The interface of a library with a programming language other than one it is written in.

   The Python binding is automatically generated.

6. (chemistry) The action or result of making two or more molecules stick together.

Derived terms

programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program

• 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

others

• binding tape
• Roxburghe binding

Translations

item holding things tightly together

Finnish: side (fi) Hindi: जिल्द (hi) f (jild) Ingrian: niitti Latin: ligātiō (la) f Maori: takā Polish: bezpiecznik (pl) m (specifically of a ski boot)

spine of a book

Armenian: կազմ (hy) (kazm) Chinese: Mandarin: 裝訂 / 装订 (zh) (zhuāngdìng) Finnish: selkä (fi) French: reliure (fr) f German: Bindung (de) f Hindi: जिल्द (hi) f (jild) Hungarian: kötés (hu) Irish: cumhdach m Italian: rilegatura (it) f Japanese: 背表紙 (ja) (せびょうし, sebyōshi) Luxembourgish: Aband (lb) m Portuguese: lombada (pt) f, lombo (pt) m, dorso (pt) m Romanian: legare (ro) f Russian: переплёт (ru) m (perepljót) Spanish: lomo (es) m Swedish: bindning (sv) c

sewing: finishing on a seam or hem of a garment

Finnish: päättäminen (fi) Maori: tauhere

programming: association of a named item with an element of a program

Finnish: sitominen (fi)

chemistry: the sticking together

Finnish: sitoutuminen (fi) French: liaison (fr) Italian: legame (it) Portuguese: ligação (pt) Spanish: unión (es)

Verb

binding

1. present participle and gerund of bind

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bindinge. Equivalent to binden +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪn.dɪŋ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: bin‧ding
• Rhymes: -ɪndɪŋ

Noun

binding f (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. binding, tying, act of applying bonds to someone or of fastening something
2. connection, bond, tie (association or commitment to someone or something)

Derived terms

• bindingsangst

Faroese

Etymology

binda +‎ -ing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪntɪŋk/

Noun

binding f (genitive singular bindingar, plural bindingar)

1. bond, fixation
2. knitting
3. (grammar) definiteness

Declension

f6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	binding	bindingin	bindingar	bindingarnar
accusative	binding	bindingina	bindingar	bindingarnar
dative	binding	bindingini	bindingum	bindingunum
genitive	bindingar	bindingarinnar	bindinga	bindinganna

See also

• (definiteness): bundið (definite), óbundið (indefinite)

Middle English

Noun

binding

1. alternative form of byndynge

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:

kjemisk binding

Wikipedia ^nb

Etymology

From binde +‎ -ing.

Noun

binding f or m (definite singular bindinga or bindingen, indefinite plural bindinger, definite plural bindingene)

1. a bond, tie

   (chemistry) kjemisk binding - chemical bond

2. a binding, fastening
3. (psyschology) a fixation

Derived terms

• bindingsverk

References

• “binding” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “binding” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

kjemisk binding

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From binde +‎ -ing.

Noun

binding f (definite singular bindinga, indefinite plural bindingar, definite plural bindingane)

1. a bond, tie

   (chemistry) kjemisk binding - chemical bond

2. a binding, fastening
3. (psyschology) a fixation

Derived terms

• bindingsverk

References

• “binding” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.