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🪢 Can be tied 🔗 Can link data
bindable

bindable

7.5
Can connect to a data source so changes appear automatically in other parts of the program
  • adjective
  • /ˈbaɪndəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vinculable
  • The application features a bindable interface that updates automatically when the data is modified.

Examples

  • Developers prefer using bindable components to streamline updates between the user interface and the database.

  • To ensure real-time synchronization, the software must use bindable attributes for each data model.

  • And we want this position to be bindable by Mary but not by John.

Antonyms

unbound
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A molecule free in a liquid or blood, not attached to others

Surface Forms

bindable positive

Morphology

bindable = bind (transparent) = bind + able

The computing sense is a technical extension but the adjective is formed predictably from 'bind' + '-able'.

Etymology

Bindable comes from bind ('to tie') and the ending -able ('can be'). In computing the idea of 'tie' becomes a connection between data and a control, so a bindable property is one you can 'tie' to data so they update together.