binding

  1. Noun.  An item (usually rope, tape, or string) used to hold two or more things together.
  2. Noun.  The spine of a book where the pages are held together.
  3. Noun.  (sewing) A finishing on a seam or hem of a garment.
  4. Noun.  (programming) The association of a named item with an element of a program.
  5. Adjective.  Assigning something that one will be held to.
  6. Verb.  (present participle of, bind) .

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