Bind or BIND may refer to:

Science and technology

BIND BIND () is a suite of software for interacting with the Domain Name System (DNS). Its most prominent component, named (pronounced ''name-dee'': , short for ''name daemon''), performs both of the main DNS server roles, acting as an authoritative ...

(Berkeley Internet Name Domain), Domain Name System software *

Bind (higher-order function) In functional programming, a monad is a software design pattern with a structure that combines program fragments ( functions) and wraps their return values in a type with additional computation. In addition to defining a wrapping monadic type, m ...

, an operation in a monad * Bind, a client to a server in client–server computing * Neodymium bismuthide, a chemical with the formula BiNd or NdBi.

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* Bookbinding, the process of physically assembling a book from a number of folded or unfolded sheets of paper or other material *

Foot binding Foot binding, or footbinding, was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls in order to change their shape and size. Feet altered by footbinding were known as lotus feet, and the shoes made for these feet were kno ...

, the custom of applying tight binding to the feet of young girls to prevent further growth *

Bind (caste) The Bind are a caste found in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Chattisgarh and Tripura. Bind are under the OBC category of the central list. Present circumstances The Bind are among 17 Other Backwards Class communitie ...

, Indian caste name * Bind rune, a ligature of two or more runes * Bind (chess), a strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break

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