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Definition: Binding |
BindingAdjective1. Executed with proper legal authority; "a binding contract". 2. Hindering freedom of movement; "tight garments are uncomfortably binding". 3. Causing constipation. Noun1. The capacity to attract and hold something. 2. Strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration. 3. The act of applying a bandage. 4. The front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "binding" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | In Office Document Architecture(ODA), a pair comprising an identifier and a value, where the value may be of any type, may be specified by an expression, and is accessed through use of the binding identifier. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The assigning of a value or referent to an identifier; for example, the assigning of a value to a parameter or the assigning of an absolute address, virtual address, or device identifier to a symbolic address or label in a computer program. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Industry | A method of joining the edges of a piece of fabric or fabrics together by a single or double chain-stitch that passes through adjacent loops in the same course. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Strip of fabric used to trim or finish a garment edge. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| The pinching of a saw blade in the kerf during cutting. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Mechanical Engineering | Mechanical, electrical or other device for preventing the operation of a piece of apparatus under certain conditions. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Action of sticking or jamming together instead of working freely. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Public Administration | The term linkage means the bond used in constitutional formulas to represent one valency. Double and triple linkages refer to double and triple bonds. These linkages, of course, must be considered as symbolic(1). Source: European Union. (references) |
Publishing & Graphic Arts | Outside of a document in a material suitable for its protection. Source: European Union. (references) |
Sports & Leisure | It is the function of the -- to hold the boot firmly to the ski. . . . the -- should have a safety release to enable you to break free. . Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Binding is:
- A type of knot, see binding (knot).
- The protective cover of a book, see bookbinding.
- A device by which the foot is connected to a ski, see ski binding.
- A device by which the foot is connected to a snowboard.
- In computer science, a tie to certain names in programming languages, see binding (computer science).
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Binding."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In computer science, binding is associating objects and implementations with names in programming language so that those objects and implementtions can be accessed by the names. Objects' names are said to be "bound" to them.Deep binding and shallow bindings are not kinds of binding, but ways to implement binding.
The simplest example is defining subprograms:
def sum (x, y)x + yendsum (2, 3)
In this Ruby programming language code, an implementation returning the sum of given two inputs is bound to a name,
sum.
Binding time
Because objects in computer programs are usually resident in the computer memory, binding time is almost the same as the time of allocation of memory space for objects. Bind can be done either at compile-time or link-time (static binding) or at run-time (dynamic binding). Also, scope rules might define binding time of objects. Local variables, for example, are usually bound at run-time while global variables at compile-time.
For example,
static int n; int main () {n = 12; return n;}In this C code, a global variable n is bound to certain location in the memory of the computer.
Dynamic binding for polymorphism
In object-oriented programming, an object can respond to the same message with a different implementation. Dynamic binding is a common solution for this problem.For example there may be an object that contains the name (data) 'Socrates', and which is of the class (or type) Person.
Now suppose all Persons are mortal. In object oriented programming, we can say that the Person class must implement the Mortal interface, which contains the method die().
Persons and Plants die in different ways, for example Plants don't stop breathing. Dynamic binding is the practice of figuring out which method to invoke at runtime. For example, if we write
void kill(Mortal m) { m.die(); }it's not clear whether m is a Person or a Plant, and thus whether Plant.die() or Person.die() should be invoked on the object. With dynamic binding, the m object is examined at runtime, and the method corresponding to it's actual class is invoked. (This implies that the actual representation of an object in memory is just its data and doesn't include the methods.)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Binding (computer science)."
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The binding knot may possess either of two possible fundamental mechanical properties by which they function:
Bindng knots may be used to bind an individual object or a load made of multiple loose objects.
- Friction Type: These binding knots pass at least once around a load and are held in place by the friction caused between the windings of the line that pass over top of other winding.
- Knotted Ends Type: These binding knots pass at least once around a load and are held in place by the two ends of the line being knotted together.
Whipping and Seizing are classified differently from Binding knots since they contain many turns like a lashing despite serving a similar function to a Binding knot.
See also: list of binding knots
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Binding (knot)."
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In skiing, a ski binding is an attachment which anchors the ski boot to the ski. Such bindings exist in several variations:
- The cable binding (aka Kandahar binding), where the toe section of the boot is anchored, and an adjustable cable around the heel (for which there is a groove in the heel of the shoe) securs the boot. Used for cross-country (to a certain extent), Telemark and ski jumping.
- The Rottefella (from the Norwegian word for rat trap), where a lip at the toe section of the boot is clamped to the ski. Used for cross-country skiing.
- The NNN (New Nordic Norm), where a bar in the toe of the shoe is hooked into a catch in the binding. Used for cross-country skiing. Also exists in the more rugged BC (Back Country) variant.
- The Alpine safety binding, where the shoe is firmly clamped to the ski at the toe and the heel, but to prevent damage, a mechanism yields if the forces at the binding points are over a certain preset value. Used for Alpine skiing.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ski binding."
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Stare decisis is a Latin term used in common law to express the notion that prior court decisions must be recognized as precedents, according to case law. The term means: "let the decision stand". This doctrine is not held within most civil law jurisdictions as it is argued that this prinicple interferes with the right of judges to interpret law and the right of the legislature to make law. Most such systems, however, recognize the concept of jurisprudence constante, which argues that even though judges are independent, they should rule in a predictable and non-chaotic manner.
In general, a common law court system has trial courts, intermediate appellate courts and a supreme court. The lower courts administer most day-to-day justice. The lower courts are bound to follow precedents established by the appellate court for their region and the supreme court. Appellate courts are only bound to follow supreme court decisions. The application of the doctrine of stare decisis from a higher court to a lower court is sometimes called vertical stare decisis.
A supreme court is not bound by any lower precedent and, today in most jurisdictions, a court of last resort may overturn its own precedents if warranted; see the Practice Statement made by the House of Lords, a well known example of such principle in Commonwealth countries. Stare decisis nonetheless operates in a supreme court as a discretionary principle by which the court will not overturn its own precedents in the absence of a strong reason to do so, in order to foster predictability of the law.
In the United States federal court system, the intermediate appellate courts are divided into "circuits". Each panel of judges on the court of appeals for a circuit is bound to follow the prior appellate decisions of the same circuit. Precedents of a United States court of appeals may be overruled only by the court en banc, that is, a session of all the active appellate judges of the circuit, or by the United States Supreme Court. When a court binds itself, this application of the doctrine of precedent is sometimes called horizontal stare decisis. The State of New York has a similar appellate structure as it is divided into four appellate departments supervised by the final New York State Court of Appeals. Decisions of one appellate department are not binding upon another, and in some cases the departments differ considerably on basic points of law.
And while lower courts are bound in theory by higher court precedent, in practice judges may sometimes attempt to evade precedents, by distinguishing them on spurious grounds. The appeal of a decision that does not follow precedent may also not occur as the expense of an appeal may prevent the losing party from doing so and thus the lower court decision may stand even though it does not follow the higher court decision as the only way a decision can enter the appeal process is by application of one of the parties bound by it.
Stare decisis also occasionally results in court decisions in which the judge explicitly states personal disagreement with the judgment he or she has rendered but that he or she is required to do so by binding precedent.
In the United States, stare decisis can interact in non-intuitive ways with the federal and state court systems. On an issue of federal law, a state court is not bound by an interpretation of federal law at the district or circuit level, but is bound by an interpretation by the United States Supreme Court. On an interpretation of state law, whether common law or statutory law, the federal courts are bound by the interpretation of a state court of last resort, and are normally required defer to the precedents of intermediate state courts as well.
Courts may choose to follow precedents of other jurisdictions, but this is not an application of the doctrine of stare decisis, because foreign decisions are not binding. Rather, a foreign decision that is followed on the basis of the soundness of its reasoning will be called persuasive authority--indicating that its effect is limited to the persuasiveness of the reasons it provides.
Stare decisis is not usually a doctrine used in civil law court system, because it violates the principle that only the legislature may make law. In theory therefore, lower courts are generally not bound to precedents established by higher courts. In practice, the need to have predictability means that lower courts generally defer to precedents by higher courts and in a sense, the highest courts in civil law jurisdictions, such as the Cour de cassation and the Conseil d'État in France are recognized as being bodies of a quasi-legislative nature.
The doctrine of stare decisis also influences how court decisions are structured. In general, court decisions in common law jurisdictions are extremely wordy and go into great detail as to the how the decision was reached. This occurs to justify a court decision on the basis of previous case law as well as to make it easier to use the decision as a precedent in future cases. By contrast, court decisions in civil law jurisdictions tend to be extremely brief, mentioning only the relevant legislation and not going into great detail about how a decision was reached. This is the result of the civil law view that the court is only interpreting the view of the legislature and that detailed exposition is unnecessary. Because of this, much more of the exposition of the law in civil law nations is done by academic jurists which provide the explanations that in common law nations would be provided by the judges themselves.
There is much discussion about the virtue and irrationality of using case law under such a system. Supporters of the system argue that it makes decisions predictable, that is, a business person can be assured of the same decision in the same sort of case. The argument most often used against the system is that it is undemocratic as it allows unelected judges to make law.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Stare decisis."
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In classical two-valued logic, an argument is said to have validity or to be valid if, and only if, it is the case that, if the premises of the argument are true, then the conclusion must be true. In other words, a valid argument is one where the premises make the conclusion true. There are many other ways to formulate this basic definition: the premises entail the conclusion; it cannot be the case both that the premises are true and the conclusion false; the falsehood of the conclusion entails the falsehood of at least one premise; etc.A close examination of the definition of 'valid' should make a few things clear about validity. The definition says neither that the premises have to be true nor that that the conclusion has to be true. Validity is a conditional notion: what it says is that if the premises happen to be true, then the conclusion has to be true. As far as validity is concerned the premises might be completely and obviously false. Consider an example of a valid argument:
Bear in mind that 'valid' is a technical term in logic: this is a perfectly valid argument. What does that mean, in this example? Something like this: suppose it were true that all dogs had eight legs; and suppose, just suppose, that the President really were a dog; well, in that absurd imaginary world, the President would have to have eight legs. The conclusion has to be true, if the premises are true. So the argument is valid, even though it has false premises, not to mention a false conclusion.
- All dogs have eight legs.
- The President is a dog.
- Therefore, the President has eight legs.
Validity is not to be confused with soundness; a sound argument is not only valid, its premises are true as well. Not all valid arguments are valid in the loose and popular sense of this word, meaning 'good': not all valid arguments (valid, as this term is used in logic) are good, or successful, as the above example should show.
Argument form is what makes an argument valid. But a valid argument is one where, if the premises are true, then the conclusion must be true (and here is a way to put it more briefly: the premises make the conclusion necessary). Now put these two propositions together and draw a conclusion:
One can see whether the premises make the conclusion necessary just by looking at the form of the argument. That is why argument form is so important. Look, for example, at the following argument form. In fact, any argument that follows this form is valid. You can see that just by reading it:
- Form makes an argument valid.
- If an argument is valid, then the premises make the conclusion necessary.
- Form makes an argument such that the premises make the conclusion necessary.
Now examine the following argument. It fits that form and is (therefore) valid:
- All S is P.
- a is S.
- Therefore, a is P.
In law, validity means the legal existence of a norm. A norm that is authorized by another norm is said to exist in that legal system, i.e., to be valid.
- All dogs are canines.
- Fido is a dog.
- Therefore, Fido is a canine.
In psychometrics, a valid measure is one that measures what it is supposed to measure. For example, a valid measure of mathematical problem-solving measures mathematical ability rather than the verbal ability necessary to understand complicated statements of mathematical problems. See Validity (psychometric).
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Validity."
Synonyms: BindingSynonyms: constipating (adj), constricting (adj), back (n), bandaging (n), book binding (n), cover (n), dressing (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Book | Chapter, section, head, article, paragraph, passage, clause; endpapers, frontispiece; cover, binding. |
Duty | Adjective: obligatory, binding; imperative, peremptory; stringent; (severe); behooving; Verb: incumbent on, chargeable on; under obligation; obliged by, bound by, tied by; saddled with. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Actually, its a little more binding than a waiver (Space Ghost Coast to Coast; writing credit: Ben Karlin) | |
Lyrics | Though the binding cracks and the pages start to yellow (Longer; performing artist: Dan Fogelberg) | |
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After drugs enter the cell passively they are actively kicked out by the MDR gene product (glycoprotein) which acts as a pump. A drug like verapamil blocks the pump by inhibiting binding of the drug to the pump. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. | Pictured is a breast cancer cell, photographed by a scanning electron microscope, which produces a 3-dimensional images. This picture shows the overall shape of the cell's surface at a very high magnification. Cancer cells are best identified by internal details, but research with a scanning electron microscope can show how cells respond in changing environments and can show mapping distribution of binding sites of hormones and other biological molecules. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. | ||
The L. pneumophila bacteria are tagged with a monoclonal antibody treated with a fluorescein dye. After binding to the bacteria the slide is viewed under UV light, and the bacterial cell walls glow green. Credit: CDC. | The Legionella pneumophila bacteria are tagged with a monoclonal antibody treated with a fluorescein dye. After binding to the bacteria the slide is viewed under UV light, and the bacterial cell walls glow green. Credit: CDC. | ||
![]() | Intracellular binding sides. Credit: NIAA. | ![]() | [Materials in the binding section]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
![]() | [Jean Eschman in binding studio]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | Binding department, National Cash Register [Company], Dayton, O[hio]. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Cutting and binding corn by hand. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Wheat binding near Batesville, Arkansas. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "My Guitar (full shot)" by Eric Schlange Commentary: "Another shot of my guitar, taken in black and white to set off the cool white binding and metallic frets/strings." | "Plastic straps" by Marcel Hol Commentary: "Some plastic binding straps." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Sir William Blackstone | No laws are binding on the human subject which assault the body or violate the conscience. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | The constitution of the legislative is the first and fundamental act of society, whereby provision is made for the continuation of their union, under the direction of persons, and bonds of laws, made by persons authorized thereunto, by the consent and appointment of the people, without which no one man, or number of men, amongst them, can have authority of making laws that shall be binding to the rest. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | No such treaty or international engagement shall be binding until so registered. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | That is binding on us as Theists |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | His daughters were sitting on the floor near the fireplace, the elder binding up the hand of the younger |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I trebled the cable to make it stronger, and for the same reason I twisted three of the iron bars together, binding the extremities into a hook |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The binding prompts the macrophage to release interleukins that allow the T cell to mature. (references) | |
Binding to specific receptors on target cells, cytokines recruit many other cells and substances to the field of action. (references) | ||
The researchers theorized that this binding may either abnormally inhibit or activate cell systems, leading to toxicity. (references) | ||
Business | Although not legally binding, the NHS community is expected to follow these guidelines. (references) | |
Consumer Books are categorized by binding (paperback - softback - hardback) and by subject category. (references) | ||
These principles have far-reaching implications for franchisors and are binding on all franchisors irrespective of FASA membership. (references) | ||
Children | Peru | Settlements adjudicated by these offices are binding legally and have the same force as judgments entered by a court of law. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Iran | The jury is empowered to recommend to the presiding judge the guilt or innocence of defendants and the severity of any penalty to be imposed, although these recommendations are not binding legally. (references) |
Ghana | The NMC is charged with maintaining journalistic standards, including the investigation, mediation, and settlement of complaints made against or by the media; however, it does not have legally binding authority to implement its recommendations. (references) | |
Economic History | Turkey | If Parliament reenacts the law, it is binding. (references) |
Vietnam | In principle, it is legally binding upon signing. (references) | |
Slovak Rep | Slovakia accepts binding international arbitration. (references) | |
Human Rights | Poland | Constitutional Tribunal decisions are final and binding. (references) |
Bangladesh | Rulings of the Appellate Court are binding on all other courts. (references) | |
Kenya | Although the assessors render a verdict, their judgment is not binding. (references) | |
Political Economy | NETHERLANDS | Such generally binding agreements (AVVs) cover most Dutch workers. (references) |
PARAGUAY | It also protects the right to strike and bans binding arbitration. (references) | |
BANGLADESH | Their recommendations are binding and may not be disputed except on the issue of implementation. (references) | |
Political Rights | Ukraine | The Constitution grants the President limited power to pass binding decrees and directives that have the power of law. (references) |
Bahrain | The Majlis also may summon cabinet ministers to respond to questions; however, its recommendations are not binding on the Government. (references) | |
Trade | Morocco | The customs authorities will not give a binding ruling on customs classification in advance. (references) |
Travel | Netherlands | Be aware that a verbal commitment can be considered a legally binding contract. (references) |
Women | Lesotho | She cannot enter into legally binding contracts, whether for employment, commerce, or education, without her husband's consent. (references) |
Botswana | A woman married under traditional law or in "common property" is held to be a legal minor, requiring her husband's consent to buy or sell property, apply for credit, and enter into legally binding contracts. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Guatemala | Often employers are not disciplined for not complying with legally binding court orders. (references) |
Turkey | In sectors in which strikes are prohibited, disputes are resolved through binding arbitration. (references) | |
Nigeria | The IAP's decisions are binding on parties but may be appealed to the Nigerian Industrial Court (NIC). (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | WEAKNESSES, n.pl. Certain primal powers of Tyrant Woman wherewith she holds dominion over the male of her species, binding him to the service of her will and paralyzing his rebellious energies. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Binding" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 55.27% of the time. "Binding" is used about 1,300 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 55.27% | 718 | 9,359 |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 39.28% | 510 | 11,877 |
| Noun (singular) | 5.46% | 71 | 39,674 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,300 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "binding". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Jehubbah | N/A | Biblical | Binding |
| Kitron | N/A | Biblical | Binding together |
| Nophah | N/A | Biblical | Binding |
| Sotai | N/A | Biblical | Binding |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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| Country | Name |
| USA | General Binding Corporation |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "binding": act of binding into sheaves ♦ be binding ♦ binding agent ♦ binding agreement ♦ binding beam ♦ binding by oath ♦ binding energy ♦ binding handle ♦ binding joist ♦ binding law ♦ binding point ♦ binding post ♦ Binding screw ♦ Binding Sites ♦ binding tape ♦ binding together ♦ book binding ♦ cloth binding ♦ declaration of generally binding nature of a collective agreement ♦ dynamic binding ♦ fraction of zero binding with respect to total ♦ Full binding ♦ Grolier binding ♦ half binding ♦ Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 ♦ Insulin-Like Growth-Factor Binding Protein 1 ♦ Law binding ♦ legally binding ♦ not binding ♦ overissue pamphlets and magazines free from adhesive binding ♦ Protein Binding ♦ quality binding ♦ quarter binding ♦ safety binding ♦ shallow binding ♦ ski binding ♦ Tacrolimus Binding Protein 1A ♦ Tacrolimus Binding Proteins. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "binding": binding-cases, binding-cloth, binding-face, binding-over, binding-related, binding-screw, binding-site, binding-time analysis, binding-wise. | |
Ending with "binding": actin-binding, atp-binding, book-binding, creb-binding, legally-binding, ligand-binding, non-binding, octamer-binding, spell-binding. | |
Containing "binding": Androgen-Binding Protein, Calcium-Binding Proteins, Calmodulin-Binding Proteins, camp-response-element-binding-protein, CCAAT-Binding Factor, CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-alpha, CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta, CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins, cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein, Creb-binding-protein, Creb-binding-proteins, DNA-Binding Proteins, Dna-binding-domain, dna-binding-site, GTP-Binding Protein Regulators, GTP-Binding Proteins, Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins, Insulin Like Growth-Factor-Binding Protein 4, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein 2, Insulin-Like Growth-Factor-Binding Proteins, Insulin-Like Growth-Factor-Binding-Protein 5, Insulin-Like-Growth-Factor-Binding Protein 6, Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins, Progesterone-Binding Globulin, rab GTP-Binding Proteins, rab1 GTP-Binding Proteins, rab2 GTP-Binding Protein, rab3 GTP-Binding Proteins, rab3A GTP-Binding Protein, rab4 GTP-Binding Proteins, rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins, rac GTP-Binding Proteins, rac1 GTP-Binding Protein, ral GTP-Binding Proteins, ran GTP-Binding Protein, rap GTP-Binding Proteins, rap1 GTP-Binding Proteins, Retinol-Binding Proteins, rho GTP-Binding Proteins, rhoA GTP-Binding Protein, rhoB GTP-Binding Protein, RNA-Binding Proteins, Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin, Thyroxine-Binding Proteins, Vitamin D-Binding Protein. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
snowboard binding | 781 | binding comb | 33 |
book binding | 428 | flow binding | 29 |
wakeboard binding | 355 | binding post | 28 |
dynamic html data binding | 259 | book binding machine | 28 |
binding | 178 | general binding corp | 27 |
binding machine | 177 | binding printing | 26 |
ski binding | 114 | perfect binding | 24 |
foot binding | 96 | gbc binding | 24 |
chinese foot binding | 65 | binding spell | 22 |
book binding supply | 62 | binding arbitration | 20 |
quilt binding | 52 | coil binding | 20 |
general binding corporation | 51 | water ski binding | 20 |
binding system | 50 | tape binding | 19 |
spells and binding | 45 | book binding equipment | 18 |
spiral binding | 45 | hyperlite binding | 18 |
binding equipment | 43 | hand book binding | 18 |
book binding thesis | 41 | binding library | 18 |
drake binding | 40 | marker binding | 17 |
binding supply | 37 | nice binding | 17 |
carpet binding | 33 | binding machine ibico | 16 |
binding contract | 16 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "binding"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | band (strip, tape, tire, tyre). (various references) | |
Albanian | veshje e anëve, lidhje (affinity, alliance, bandage, bearing, bond, bracer, bracing, catena, communication, confederate, confederation, conjunction, connection, connexion, contact, cord, coupling, dressing, federation, join, joining, joint, knot, league, ligament, ligature, link, link up, linkage, nexus, rapport, regard, relation, relevance, relevancy, respect, seam, signalling, tap, tie, tie up, truss, tying), lidhës (conjunctive, connection, connective, connexion, solder, syndetic, tier), detyrues (coercive, compelling, compulsive, impellent). (various references) | |
Arabic | ملزم (bound, committed, engaged, obligated, obligatory), غلاف الكتاب, إلتزام (adherence, pledge), إجدراء ملزم. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | спойка (binder, cement, clincher, seal, seam, solder, vehicle, weld), кант (cord, edging, facings, list, piping, selvage, welt), обръч (band, clip, collar, hoop, ring), обвързване, подвързване (bookbinding), подвързия (book cover). (various references) | |
Chinese | 束缚 (Chained, Chaining, Duress, Pinioned, Pinioning, Strapped, strapping). (various references) | |
Czech | vazba (arrest, committal, contexture, custody, detention, government, hunk, linkage, ward, weave), vázání. (various references) | |
Danish | indbinding (cover). (various references) | |
Dutch | band (band, bond, border, braid, brim, brink, cover, edge, edging, fillet, fringe, ligament, orchestra, ray, ribbon, rim, string, strip, stripe, tape, tie, tire, tyre, volume), windsel (strip, tape), strook (ray, strip, stripe, tape), strip (strip, tape), reep (bar, ray, strip, stripe, tape). (various references) | |
Esperanto | bindo (cover), bindaĵo (cover), bendo (strip, tape). (various references) | |
Faeroese | band (bond, cord, ribbon, rope, string, strip, tape, tie). (various references) | |
Finnish | sidonta (bandaging). (various references) | |
French | reliure, fixation, bandeau. (various references) | |
German | verbindlich (allying, bland, combinable, compulsory, engaging, obligatory, obliging, reliable, urbane, urbanely), bindend (cohesive, definite, ligating, tieing, trussing, valid), Einband (book cover, case, cover), Bindung (attachment, bond, bonds, commitment, fixation, liaison, relationship, slur, tie, weave), Binde (bandage, braid, cord, fascia, fillet, ligature, linking, napkin, sanitary napkin, sling, string, strip, strip of material, tape, tie). (various references) | |
Greek | δέσιμο (bend, dressing, fastening, lacing, tying), βιβλιοδεσία (bookbinding). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מרתק (absorbing, connecting, enthralling, exciting, gripping, mooring berth, spectacular, thrilling), קשירה (tightening, tying), קשור (allied, band, bound, connected, connection, joined, liaison, linkage, related, relation, relevant, tie, tied, tying), אגידה (bunching, tieing), כפיתה, כפיון (overturning), כפיות (overturning), כפיפה (flection, flexion, subordination), כבילה (chaining, fettering, shackling, tying), כריכה (bundle, winding round), רתוק (chained, chaining, confined, confinement, connected, linkage, linked, tie up). (various references) | |
Hungarian | rögzítõ (fixative, fixer, fixing), kötelezõ (compulsory, indispensable, mandatory, oblatory, obligatory), kötelező (compulsory, mandatory, obligatory, regulatory, third party liability), kötözés, kötõ (knitter), kötés (bandage, coupling, dolly, dovetail joint, joint, knitting, knitwork, lace-work, swathe, swathing, tie), könyv kötése, összeállítás (assemblage, collocation, combination, compilation, composition, editing, makeup, scheme, set-up). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pengikatan (connection, relationship, tying (of)), ambet (diaper, swadding clothes). (various references) | |
Italian | legatura (bookbinding, cover, fastening, ligature, slur, socket), legame (band, bond, communication, connection, connexion, liaison, link, manacle, string, tie). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 装釘 , 装幀 (format), 装丁 (format), 警め (admonition, bondage, caution, commandment, guard, precept, punishment, warning), 表紙 (front cover), 表紙 (front cover), 綴り (orthography, patching, spelling), 綴 (orthography, patching, spelling), 箍 (hoop), バイヤー法 (all-terrain vehicle, baccalaureat, bacteria, bacteriophage, Bagdad, baggy look, bagpipe, baguette, basilisk, bass, bassoon, bath, baumkuchen, Bayer process, bazaar, bilingual, bind, binder, bounce, bound, bow side, bucket, budget, bug, bug fix, bug list, bug report, bugbear, buggy, bus, by-line, holidays, honey wagon, pail, sand buggy, surf clam, vacation, vacuum, vacuum car, vacuum cleaner, vagabond, vagina), ビル風 (bingo, eddies of wind around high buildings, foot fastening, green pepper, pea coat, pea jacket, peace, peach, peacock, peahen, peak, peanut, peanut butter, peanuts, peas, peek, peep show, Peeping Tom, people, people's capitalism, Peter Pan syndrome, Piaget, pianica, pianist, piano, piano and harmonica, piazza, piece, piecework, piercer, pimento, PR, public relations, Russian food, velvet, village, vintage, vintage year), 束縛 (confinement, restraint, restriction, shackles), 戒め (admonition, bondage, caution, commandment, guard, precept, punishment, warning). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | たが (hoop), バインディング , ビンディング (foot fastening), そくばく (confinement, restraint, restriction, shackles), そうてい (assumption, cloven foot, format, hypothesis, row, sending a book as a present, supposition, young man who has reached adulthood, youth), ひょうし (beat, chance, front cover, rhythm, tempo, time), つづり (orthography, patching, spelling), いましめ (admonition, bondage, caution, commandment, guard, precept, punishment, warning). (various references) | |
Korean | 묶음 (Bundling, Stringing). (various references) | |
Manx | tartagh (constipated), kiangley (anchoring, anchoring building, article, article to trade, attach, band, bandage, bandaging, belay, bend, bind, bind down, bond, bow knot, bundle, compress, condition, condition terms, connect, constipate, constrain, dress, dressing, envoy, envoy of poem, fasten down, fastening, influence, involvement, juncture, link, lock, lock in, locking, make fast, nexus, obligation, pin, pinion, relationship, retain, retention, secure, shackle, stipulation, tether, tie, tie down, tie on, tie up, tying, vinculum), kianglagh (conditional, incumbent, obligatory, tying), boandey (animal chain, band, bond, connection, link), boandagh (incumbent, obligatory). (various references) | |
Papiamen | bant (strip, tape). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | indingbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | ligação (attachment, bond, call, catenation, coherence, coherency, conduit, connexion, contact, coupling, cufflink, intercourse, lead, liaison, nexus, slide, touch, union), encadernação (bindery, bookbinding). (various references) | |
Romanian | bordurã (border, curb, curb-stone, edging, flange, frame, fringe, kerb, ledge, list, margin, trimming), bandaj (application, bandage, ferrule, sash, swathe, truss), tiv (edge, fringe, hem, seam), obligatoriu (compulsory, mandatory, obligatorily, obligatory), obligator (compulsory, obligated, obligatory), liant (binder, cement), legare (association, attachment, bookbinding, coupling, package), legãturã (band, bandage, bearing, bind, binder, bond, brace, bracer, bunch, bundle, communion, concern, conjunction, connection, contact, cord, harmony, headkerchief, hoist, junction, knot, lashing, league, liaison, ligament, link, link up, marriage, nexus, pack, pertinence, rapport, reference, relation, relationship, relevance, relevancy, respect, sheaf, tie, touch, truss, unity), copertã de carte, constipant (constipating), care leagã (connective). (various references) | |
Russian | скрепляющий (cementing), связь (affair, band, bandage, brace, catena, cement, coherence, coherency, communication, communications, connection, connexion, context, coupling, intercommunication, intercourse, joint, junction, juncture, liaison, ligament, ligature, link, linkage, nexus, rapport, relation, relations, relationship, relationships, signalling, stay), обязательный (bound, compulsory, mandatory, obligate, obligatory, obliging), обшивка (coat, cover, covering, encasement, facing, jacket, lagging, overcast, revetment, sheeting, siding, welt, welting), переплет. (various references) | |
Scottish | taod (a halter, cable, hair rope, halter), ceangal (a tie, bond, fastening, tie). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | vezivni (connective), vezivanje (liaison, ligature, linkage, seizing, slur), vez (embroidery, needlework), spajanje (amalgamation, conjugation, docking, hookup, joinder, joining, junction, juncture, link up, linking up), povez (armband), koji zapušava, koji obavezuje. (various references) | |
Spanish | encuadernación (bindery, bookbinding, cover, sewing). (various references) | |
Swedish | bindning (liaiso |