Binding generally means tying or associating multiple things together.

Binding may refer to:

Crafts

  • Binding (woodworking), an inlaid edging, often used to reduce fluctuations in the wood's humidity
  • Bookbinding, the protective cover of a book and the art of its construction
  • Coil binding or spiral binding, is a commonly used book binding style for documents
  • Comb binding, cerlox or surelox binding, a method of binding pages into a book
  • Binding agent
  • Binding barrel
  • Binding joist

Textiles

  • Binding (knitting), a type of gather also known as a pullover stitch
  • Binding (sewing), a finish to a seam or hem
  • Binding knot, a knot used to keep objects together
  • Binding off, in knitting, a family of techniques for ending a column of stitches

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  • Binding, associating a network socket with a local port number and IP address
  • Data binding, the technique of connecting two data elements together
  • UI data binding, linking a user interface element to an element of a domain model, such as a database field
  • XML data binding, representing XML document data using objects and classes
  • Key binding, or keyboard shortcut, mapping key combinations to software functionality
  • Language binding, a library providing a functional interface to second library in a different programming language
  • Name binding, the association of code or data with an identifier in a programming language
  • Late binding, name binding which is resolved at run-time rather than in pre-execution time
  • Dynamic dispatch
  • Dynamic linker
  • Prebinding
  • Binding time
  • Binding properties pattern
  • Binding neuron

Science

  • Binding problem, a term for several problems in cognitive science and philosophy
  • Neural binding, synchronous activity of neurons and neuronal ensembles
  • Molecular binding, an attractive interaction between two molecules
  • Binding coefficient
  • Binding constant
  • Binding domain
  • Binding protein
  • Binding selectivity
  • Binding site
  • BindingDB, an online database of measured binding affinities
  • Binding potential
  • Binding energy, the amount of energy required to separate particles
  • Binding (linguistics), the distribution of pronouns etc. to identify syntactic relationships
  • Government and binding theory

Law

  • Binding precedent, a legal decision that must be applied or followed
  • Legally binding, enforceable by law
  • Binding to the peace (disambiguation)
  • See also Binding Triad (AKA World Parliament), a proposal to amend the United Nations Charter

Religion

  • Binding of Isaac (), or simply The Binding, is a story of the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament
  • Binding of Ishmael (; AKA dhabih), a narrative in Islamic tradition
  • Binding and loosing, in both the Targum and the New Testament, forbidding and permitting an action, respectively
  • Binding of evil, in Indo-European culture
  • Binding of the Years, an Aztec tradition
  • Curse tablet (; ); both the Latin and Greek words are derived from terms meaning 'to bind'

Human body attachment/modification

  • Breast binding or chest binding, a wrapping to form a bra-like structure
  • Foot binding, a Chinese custom practiced on young girls from the 10th to early 20th centuries
  • Ski binding, an attachment which anchors a ski boot to the ski
  • Snowboard binding, a device for connecting a foot to a snowboard

People

  • Carly Binding (born 1978), New Zealand pop singer-songwriter
  • Karl Binding (1841–1920), German jurist
  • Lee Binding (born 1975), graphic designer
  • Lothar Binding (born 1950), German politician
  • Rudolf G. Binding (1867–1938), German writer and supporter of Adolf Hitler

Other uses

  • Binding Brauerei, a brewery in Frankfurt, Germany
  • Egg binding, a difficulty in animal egg-laying
  • The Binding (2016 film), an American psychological thriller film
  • The Binding (2020 film), an Italian film
  • Binding commitment
  • Binding constraint, in mathematics
  • Binding post, in electronics

See also

  • Bind (disambiguation)
  • Binder (disambiguation)
  • Bound (disambiguation)