binder

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English byndere; equivalent to bind +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

binder (plural binders)

  1. Someone who binds.
    1. 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. (computing) A program or routine that attaches malware to an existing harmless file on the target system.
    • 2013, John R. Vacca, Managing Information Security, page 291:
      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.
  6. A dossier.
  7. (agriculture) A machine used in harvesting that ties cut stalks of grain into a bundle.
  8. (chemistry) A chemical or other substance that causes two other substances to form into one.
  9. (law) 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.
  10. (chiefly Minnesota) A rubber band.
  11. (LGBT) Material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts.
    • 2014, Sigrid Rausing, Granta 129: Fate:
      He had to send back the binders and return to clothing that was at least gender-neutral.
  12. (molecular biology) A protein binder.
  13. (UK, slang) One who whines or complains.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

bookbinder — see bookbinder
dossier — see dossier

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English binder.

Noun

binder m (invariable)

  1. binder (a mixture of bitumen and gravel etc. used in roadbuilding)
  2. binding (material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts)

Middle English

Noun

binder

  1. Alternative form of byndere

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

binder

  1. present tense of binde

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Binder.

Pronunciation

Noun

binder m inan

  1. necktie

Further reading

Swedish

Verb

binder

  1. present indicative of binda
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