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Binder
//ˈbaɪndə// name, noun, slang
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Noun
- 1 Someone who binds.
- 2 something used to tie or bind wordnet
- 3 Someone who binds.; Someone who binds books; a bookbinder.
- 4 holds loose papers or magazines wordnet
- 5 A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages, etc.
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- 6 a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves wordnet
- 7 Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.
- 8 something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface wordnet
- 9 A software mechanism that performs binding.
"The runtime binder considers inheritance and name hiding, and does overload resolution."
- 10 A program or routine that attaches malware to an existing harmless file on the target system.
"Some of these file binders can produce files that can't be detected by some anti-viruses, and if downloaded and run by an unsuspecting user, it can result in a system compromise."
- 11 A dossier.
- 12 A machine used in harvesting which cuts the stalks of a crop and then ties them into a bundle or sheaf.
- 13 A chemical or other substance that causes two other substances to form into one.
- 14 A down payment on a piece of real property that secures the payor the right to purchase the property from the payee upon an agreement of terms.
- 15 A rubber band.
- 16 Material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts.
"He had to send back the binders and return to clothing that was at least gender-neutral."
- 17 A protein binder.
- 18 One who whines or complains. UK, slang
Etymology
From Middle English byndere; equivalent to bind + -er.
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