binding time

noun

The point in time when symbolic references to data are converted into physical machine addresses.

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Meanings

nounbinding time (countable and uncountable, plural binding times)

plural binding times

  1. countableuncountablecomputingThe point in time when symbolic references to data are converted into physical machine addresses.
  2. countableuncountablecomputingThe point in time when a variable is assigned its type in a programming language.
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