Binding
Binding generally means tying or associating multiple things together. Binding may refer to: == Crafts == 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 Binding agent Binding barrel Binding joist === 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 == 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 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 Dynamic dispatch Dynamic linker Prebinding Binding time Binding properties pattern Binding neuron == 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 Ligand (biochemistry) § Receptor/ligand binding affinity Binding coefficient Binding constant Binding domain Binding protein Binding selectivity Binding site BindingDB, an online database of measured binding affinities Binding potential Binding energy, the amount of energy required to separate particles Binding (linguistics), the distribution of pronouns etc.