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binding

Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪndɪŋ/

The English word “binding” has 8 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.
  2. Having the effect of counteracting diarrhea.

noun

  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. A finishing on a seam or hem of a garment.
  4. The association of a named item with an element of a program.
  5. The interface of a library with a programming language other than one it is written in.
  6. The action or result of making two or more molecules stick together.

Etymology

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

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