What is "binder"

Binder \Bind"er\, n.

1. One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books.

2. Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a bandage; -- esp. the principal piece of timber intended to bind together any building.

3. a pair of stiff oblong covers, sometimes detachable, designed for insertion of paper pages to create a book-like document, such as in a loose-leaf binder.

Old English bindere "one who binds" (see bind). Of various objects or products that bind, from early 16c.

n. 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 (context programming English) A software mechanism that performs binding. 5 A dossier. 6 (context agriculture English) A machine used in harvesting that ties cut stalks of grain into a bundle. 7 (context chemistry English) A chemical that causes two other substances to form into one. 8 (context legal English) 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 (context mostly Minnesota English) A rubber band. 10 Material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts.

1. n. a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves [syn: reaper binder]

2. something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface

3. holds loose papers or magazines [syn: ring-binder]

4. something used to tie or bind [syn: ligature]

Binder may refer to:

In computing:

• File binder, software that binds files into one executable
• Microsoft Binder, a discontinued Microsoft Office application
• OpenBinder, a system for inter-process communication

In geography:

• Binder, Khentii, a district of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia
• Binder, an abandoned village in Germany at the site of Hunnesrück

In stationery:

• Binder (rubber band)
• Binder clip, a small device for holding together sheets of paper
• Ring binder, a device to hold together multiple sheets of paper with punched-in holes

In other uses:

• Binder (material), any material or substance that holds or draws other materials together
• Binder, used for breast binding
• Binder, a base class in the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons
• Binder Dijker Otte & Co., the expansion of "BDO" in BDO International
• Binder Twine Festival, an annual festival in Kleinburg, Ontario
• Phosphate binder, a medication used to reduce the absorption of phosphate
• Reaper-binder, a type of farm equipment

Binder is a surname of German origin. There are several origins of the name, among them the shortened forms of occupational names like "Fassbinder" (i.e. Cooper), or "Buchbinder" (i.e. Bookbinder). Also an old English name relating to Binders that bound barrels made by Coopers.

BINDER is a provider of equipment for the field of science and industry. The company specializes in simulation chambers for the scientific and industrial laboratory. The firm develops and manufactures its simulation chambers in Germany and distributes them worldwide. BINDER was founded in 1983 in Tuttlingen, Germany by Peter Michael Binder and remains a family-owned enterprise. BINDER has approximately 350 employees worldwide and operates subsidiaries in 3 continents in conjunction with global representation by distributors in all major markets.

A binder is any material or substance that holds or draws other materials together to form a cohesive whole mechanically, chemically, or as an adhesive. Often materials labeled as binders in different proportions or uses can have their roles reversed with what they are binding. An example is straw helping to mechanically bind clay together as in the building material cob, and clay as an adhesive helping to bind straw together as in a natural insulation. In a more narrow sense, binders are substances that transition from dough-like to stonlike state and, thus, bind filler power/particles added into it. The transition/binding property is used widely to prepare shaped articles (e.g. pots and vases) or to bind solid pieces (e.g. bricks). Binders are loosely classified as organic (bitums, animal and plant glues, polymers) and inorganic (lime, cement, gypsum, liquid glass, etc.) Based on their chemical resistance, binders are classifies by the field of use: air (gypsum, air-cements, magnesia), water (Roman cement, Portland cement), acid-resistant (silicon fluoride cement, quartz cement), and autoclavable (harden at 170 to 300°С i.e. 8-16 atm pressure and, e.g., comprise CaSiO3 materials) . Examples of mechanical binders are bond stones in masonry and tie beams in timber framing.

Cement is the binder in concrete.

Liquid binders are added to a dry substance in order to draw it together in such a way that it maintains a uniform consistency. For example, in the Classical World painters used materials like egg, wax, honey, or bitumen as binders to mix with pigment in order to hold the pigment particles together in the formation of paint. Egg-based tempera was especially popular in Europe from the Middle Ages until the early 16th century. However, since that time, the binder of choice for paint has been oil. Today in the artform of sculpture, organic binders are what is traditionally used. An organic binder is a glue made from an animal source or a gum made from a vegetative source. Glue is often made by the boiling of hoofs, bones, or skin of animals and then mixing the hard gelatinous residue with water. Gum-based binders are made from, alternatively, the boiling of plants.