binding

See also: bending

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US):

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• 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)

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, chiefly in the plural) The interface of a library with a programming language other than one it is written in.

   Python programs can interface with our C library via the generated bindings.

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
• Māori: 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)
• Māori: 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

Danish

Etymology

From binde +‎ -ing.

Noun

binding c (singular definite bindingen, plural indefinite bindinger)

1. binding, fastening (the act of binding something)
2. (chemistry) bond

   kemisk binding ― chemical bond

3. bindings (on skis)
4. needlework, handicraft (pattern and method for joining two or more yarn systems in weaving and knitting)

Declension

Declension of binding

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	binding	bindingen	bindinger	bindingerne
genitive	bindings	bindingens	bindingers	bindingernes

Derived terms

• bindingsværk
• blomsterbinding
• dobbeltbinding
• enkeltbinding
• faderbinding
• kapitalbinding
• kvælstofbinding
• moderbinding

References

• “binding” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

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. (psychology) a fixation

Derived terms

• bindingsverk

References

• “binding” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “binding” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

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. (psychology) a fixation

Derived terms

• bindingsverk

References

• “binding” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.