binding
See also: bending
English
Etymology
From Middle English byndyng; equivalent to bind + -ing.
Pronunciation
Adjective
binding (comparative more binding, superlative most binding)
- Assigning something that one will be held to.
- This contract is a legally binding agreement.
- (of food) Having the effect of counteracting diarrhea.
- Bananas and white bread are sometimes considered binding.
Synonyms
- (assigning something that one will be held to): bounden, obligatory
Antonyms
- (assigning something that one will be held to): non-binding
Hyponyms
Related terms
Translations
assigning something that one will be held to
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Noun
binding (plural bindings)
- An item (usually rope, tape, or string) used to hold two or more things together.
- The spine of a book where the pages are held together.
- (sewing) A finishing on a seam or hem of a garment.
- (programming) The association of a named item with an element of a program.
- (programming) The interface of a library with a programming language other than one it is written in.
- The Python binding is automatically generated.
- (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
Translations
rope holding items tightly together
spine of a book
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(chemistry) the sticking together
Verb
binding
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bindinge. Equivalent to binden + -ing.
Pronunciation
Noun
binding f (uncountable)
- binding, tying, act of applying bonds to someone or of fastening something
- connection, bond, tie (association or commitment to someone or something)
Derived terms
Faroese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
binding f (genitive singular bindingar, plural bindingar)
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
Middle English
Noun
binding
- Alternative form of byndyng
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
binding f or m (definite singular bindinga or bindingen, indefinite plural bindinger, definite plural bindingene)
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
binding f (definite singular bindinga, indefinite plural bindingar, definite plural bindingane)
Derived terms
References
- “binding” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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