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Coating vs Binding - What's the difference?

coating | binding |

As nouns the difference between coating and binding

is that coating is a thin outer layer while binding is an item (usually rope, tape, or string) used to hold two or more things together.

As verbs the difference between coating and binding

is that coating is present participle of lang=en while binding is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective binding is

assigning something that one will be held to.

coating

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A thin outer layer.
    • They painted on a coating to protect it from the weather.
  • (archaic) Cloth for making coats.

    • Verb

    (head)
    • We spent hours coating the truffles with cocoa powder so they wouldn't be sticky.

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    binding

    English

    (wikipedia binding)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Assigning something that one will be held to.
    • This contract is a legally binding agreement.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An item (usually rope, tape, or string) used to hold two or more things together.
  • The spine of a book where the pages are held together.
  • (sewing) A finishing on a seam or hem of a garment
  • (programming) The association of a named item with an element of a program.

    • Derived terms

    * adapter binding * data binding * dynamic binding * early binding * key binding * late binding * static binding

    Verb

    (head)
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