• Binder

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -aɪdÉ™(r)
    • IPA: /ˈbaɪndÉ™/Rhymes: -aɪndÉ™(r)

    Origin

    bind + -er

    Full definition of binder

    Noun

    binder

    (plural binders)
    1. Someone who binds, particularly someone who binds books; a bookbinder.
    2. A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages etc.
    3. Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.
    4. (programming) A software mechanism that performs binding.
      • 2004, Paul Vick, The Visual Basic .NET Programming Language (page 389)The runtime binder considers inheritance and name hiding, and does overload resolution.
    5. A dossier.
    6. (agriculture) A machine used in harvesting that ties cut stalks of grain into a bundle.
    7. (chemistry) A chemical that causes two other substances to form into one.
    8. (legal) 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.
    9. Chiefly Minnesota A rubber band.
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