Bind or BIND may refer to:

Science and technology

BIND BIND () is a suite of software for interacting with the Domain Name System (DNS). Its most prominent component, named (pronounced ''name-dee'': , short for ''name Daemon (computing), daemon''), performs both of the main DNS server roles, acting ...

(Berkeley Internet Name Domain), Domain Name System software *

Bind (higher-order function) In functional programming, monads are a way to structure computations as a sequence of steps, where each step not only produces a value but also some extra information about the computation, such as a potential failure, non-determinism, or side e ...

, an operation in a monad * Bind, a client to a server in client–server computing * Neodymium bismuthide, a chemical with the formula BiNd or NdBi.

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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 process of physically assembling a book from a number of folded or unfolded sheets of paper or other material *

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 ...

, the custom of applying tight binding to the feet of young girls to prevent further growth * Bind (caste), Indian caste name *

Bind rune A bind rune or bindrune () is a Migration Period Germanic typographic ligature, ligature of two or more Runic alphabet, runes. They are extremely rare in Viking Age inscriptions, but are common in earlier (Proto-Norse) and later (medieval) inscri ...

, a ligature of two or more runes * Bind (chess), a strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break

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