Binding may refer to:

Computing

* Binding, associating a network socket with a local

port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manch ...

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 In programming and software design, a binding is an application programming interface (API) that provides glue code specifically made to allow a programming language to use a foreign library or operating system service (one that is not native to ...

, a library providing a functional interface to second library in a different programming language *

Name binding In programming languages, name binding is the association of entities (data and/or code) with identifiers. An identifier bound to an object is said to reference that object. Machine languages have no built-in notion of identifiers, but name-ob ...

, the association of code or data with an identifier in a programming language **

Late binding In computing, late binding or dynamic linkage—though not an identical process to dynamically linking imported code libraries—is a computer programming mechanism in which the method being called upon an object, or the function being called ...

, name binding which is resolved at run-time rather than in pre-execution time

Science

Binding problem The unity of consciousness and (cognitive) binding problem is the problem of how objects, background, and abstract or emotional features are combined into a single experience. The binding problem refers to the overall encoding of our brain circuit ...

, a term for several problems in cognitive science and philosophy **

Neural binding Neural binding is the neuroscientific aspect of what is commonly known as the binding problem: the interdisciplinary difficulty of creating a comprehensive and verifiable model for the unity of consciousness. "Binding" refers to the integration of ...

, synchronous activity of neurons and neuronal ensembles *

Molecular binding Molecular binding is an attractive interaction between two molecules that results in a stable association in which the molecules are in close proximity to each other. It is formed when atoms or molecules bind together by sharing of electrons. It o ...

, an attractive interaction between two molecules *

Binding (linguistics) In linguistics, binding is the phenomenon in which anaphoric elements such as pronouns are grammatically associated with their antecedents. For instance in the English sentence "Mary saw herself", the anaphor "herself" is bound by its anteceden ...

, 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) 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 a user interface element to an ele ...

, a type of gather also known as a pullover stitch *

Binding (sewing) In sewing, binding is used as both a noun and a verb to refer to ''finishing'' a seam or hem A hem in sewing is a garment finishing method, where the edge of a piece of cloth is folded and sewn to prevent unravelling of the fabric and to adjus ...

, 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 Binding and loosing is originally a Jewish Mishnaic phrase also mentioned in the New Testament, as well as in the Targum. In usage, ''to bind'' and ''to loose'' simply means ''to forbid by an indisputable authority'' and ''to permit by an indisput ...

, in the New Testament, both forbidding and permitting an action *

Binding Brauerei Binding-Brauerei is a brewery in Frankfurt am Main. The brewery was founded by Conrad Binding in 1870 and since 1953 is included in Dr. Oetker group. Until 2002, the Oetker Group's beverage division was called Binding-Gruppe, but is now called ...

, a brewery in Frankfurt, Germany *

Binding precedent Precedent is a judicial decision that serves as an authority for courts when deciding subsequent identical or similar cases. Fundamental to common law legal systems, precedent operates under the principle of ''stare decisis'' ("to stand by thin ...

, a legal decision that must be applied or followed *

Binding (woodworking) Purfling is a narrow decorative edge inlaid into the top plate and often the back plate of a stringed instrument. It was originally made of laminated strips of wood, and later nacre and other hard inlay materials. Plastic is commonly used in moder ...

, an inlaid edging, often used to reduce fluctuations in the wood's humidity *

Bookbinding Bookbinding is the process of building a book, usually in codex format, from an ordered stack of paper sheets with one's hands and tools, or in modern publishing, by a series of automated processes. Firstly, one binds the sheets of papers alon ...

, the protective cover of a book and the art of its construction **

Coil binding Coil binding, also known as spiral binding, is a commonly used book binding style for documents. This binding style is known by a number of names (some trademarked) including spiral coil, color coil, colorcoil, ez-coil, plastic coil, spiral bi ...

or spiral binding, is a commonly used book binding style for documents **

Comb binding Comb binding (sometimes referred to as "cerlox" or "surelox" binding) is one of many ways to bookbinding, bind pages together into a book. This method uses round plastic spines with 19 rings (for US Letter size) or 21 rings (for A4 size) and a ...

, cerlox or surelox binding, a method of binding pages into a book *

Breast binding Breast binding, also known as chest binding, is the flattening and hiding of breasts with constrictive materials such as cloth strips or purpose-built undergarments. Binders may also be used as alternatives to bras or for reasons of propriety. H ...

or chest binding, a wrapping to form a bra-like structure. *

Egg binding Egg binding occurs in animals, such as reptiles or birds, when an egg takes longer than usual to pass out of the reproductive tract. In birds In birds, egg binding may be caused by obesity, nutritional imbalances such as calcium deficiency, env ...

Foot binding Foot binding (), or footbinding, was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls to change their shape and size. Feet altered by foot binding were known as lotus feet and the shoes made for them were known as lotus ...

, a Chinese custom practiced on young girls from the 10th to early 20th centuries *

Legally binding In law, liable means "responsible or answerable in law; legally obligated". Legal liability concerns both civil law and criminal law and can arise from various areas of law, such as contracts, torts, taxes, or fines given by government agenci ...

, enforceable by law *

Ski binding A ski binding is a device that connects a ski boot to the ski. Before the 1933 invention of Ski lift, ski lifts, skiers went uphill and down and cross-country on the same gear. As ski lifts became more prevalent, skis—and their bindings—became ...

, 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

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