bind LastModified: Thursday, December 27, 2007
(1) To assign a value to a symbolic placeholder. During compilation, for example, the compiler assigns symbolic addresses to some variables and instructions. When the program is bound, or linked, the binder replaces the symbolic addresses with real machine addresses. The moment at which binding occurs is called bind time or link time. (2) When capitalized BIND is short for Berkeley Internet Name Domain.
	related categories: Compiling, Binding and Linking related terms: address compile link