binding

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

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

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• Hyphenation: bind‧ing

binding (comparative more binding, superlative most binding)

1. Assigning something that one will be held to.

   This contract is a legally binding agreement.

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

   Bananas and white bread are sometimes considered binding.

• (assigning something that one will be held to): bounden, obligatory

• (assigning something that one will be held to): non-binding

• data-binding

• binding agent

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.

binding

1. present participle of bind

binda +‎ -ing

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪntɪŋk/

binding f (genitive singular bindingar, plural bindingar)

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

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

binding

1. Alternative form of byndyng