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Binding may refer to:

Computing

• 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 an 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

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 (linguistics), the distribution of pronouns etc. to identify syntactic relationships

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

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

Other uses

• Binding and loosing, in the New Testament, both forbidding and permitting an action
• Binding Brauerei, a brewery in Frankfurt, Germany
• Binding precedent, a legal decision that must be applied or followed
• 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
• 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
• Legally binding, enforceable by law
• Ski binding, an attachment which anchors a ski boot to the ski
• Snowboard binding, a device for connecting a foot to a snowboard
• The Binding (2016 film), an American psychological thriller film
• The Binding (2020 film), an Italian film

See also

• Binding protein, a protein whose principal function is to associate with or carry another molecule
• Binding neuron, a 1998 abstract mathematical model of the electrical activity of a neuron
• Binding domain, a protein domain in a binding protein
• Binding constant, an equilibrium constant associated with the reaction of receptor and ligand molecules
• Binding energy, the energy required to dissociate a molecule or complex into its component parts
• Binding agent, a substance that holds or draws other materials together to form a cohesive whole
• Competitive binding, inhibition of substrate binding to an enzyme
• Bind (disambiguation)
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