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Binary search tree
A binary search tree (BST) is a node-based data structure whose ordering lets a search discard half the tree at each step, like binary search in a sorted array.
Binary space partitioning
Binary space partitioning, also known as a BSP tree, is a data structure that recursively splits space by planes, introduced in 1980 for hidden-surface removal in computer graphics.
Binary star
A binary star, also called a binary star system, is a system of two stars that are gravitationally bound and orbit a common center of gravity, underpinning stellar astrophysics.
Binary translation
Binary translation converts executable machine code written for one instruction set architecture into equivalent code for another, so programs compiled for one processor run on a different one.
Binary tree
A binary tree is a hierarchical data structure in which each node has at most two children, the left and right child. It underlies binary search trees, heaps, and balanced variants like red-black trees.
Binary-coded decimal
Binary-coded decimal (BCD) is a way of representing decimal digits in digital systems, storing each digit 0 through 9 in its own 4-bit group of bits.
Binaural (album)
Binaural is Pearl Jam's sixth studio album, released May 16, 2000 on Epic; first with drummer Matt Cameron, produced by Tchad Blake using binaural two-microphone recording, 13 tracks, 52:05, 226,000 first-week US sales.
Binaural hearing
Binaural hearing is the brain's use of input from both ears to locate sounds in space, based on differences in arrival time and intensity between the ears.
Binaural recording
Binaural recording, also called binaural sound, is a stereophonic method that uses two microphones in a dummy head's ears to capture how human ears hear, reproducing three-dimensional sound over headphones.
Binbir Gece
Binbir Gece (One Thousand and One Nights), Turkish drama on Kanal D 2006-2009, TMC Film, directed by Kudret Sabancı, starring Halit Ergenç and Bergüzar Korel; a loose modern adaptation of the Scheherazade frame story that launched Turkish TV's global exports.
Binchang power station
Binchang power station, also known as Datang Binchang power station (大唐彬长发电厂), is a 1,260 MW coal-fired power station in Changwu, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China, operating since 2009.
BIND
BIND, also known as Berkeley Internet Name Domain, is open-source DNS software maintained by the Internet Systems Consortium and written at UC Berkeley in the early 1980s.
Binddii
Binddii is an Indian Hindi-language drama on JioHotstar about a girl born in prison in Mathura who dreams of freeing her mother Kajal; relaunched after a 15-year leap, it ended in January 2026.
Binder clip
The binder clip, also called a foldback or banker's clip, is a stationery fastener that holds papers together with a strip of spring steel bent into a triangle.
Binder jetting
Binder jetting is an additive manufacturing process that deposits liquid binder onto powder layers at room temperature, used mainly for metal parts and sand casting molds.
Binderholz GmbH
Binderholz GmbH is an Austrian family-owned timber processing and mass timber construction group headquartered in Fügen, Tyrol, founded in 1950 and described as Europe's largest sawmilling group.
Bindeshwar Pathak
Bindeshwar Pathak (1943–2023) was an Indian sociologist who developed the Sulabh Shauchalaya two-pit pour-flush toilet and founded Sulabh International, which built pay-per-use public toilets across India.
Bindhu Krishna
Bindhu Krishna (ബിന്ദു കൃഷ്ണ), Congress leader and advocate from Kollam, Kerala; won the Kollam seat in 2026 by 16,830 votes and is a cabinet minister in the V. D. Satheesan UDF government.
Bindi Irwin
Bindi Sue Irwin (born 1998), Australian conservationist and TV personality, daughter of Steve Irwin; Emmy-winning Bindi: The Jungle Girl host, 2015 DWTS season 21 champion, Wildlife Warriors and Australia Zoo figure, endometriosis advocate.
Bindin
Bindin is the sea urchin sperm acrosomal protein, first isolated in 1977, that mediates species-specific sperm-egg adhesion via the egg receptor EBR1; CRISPR knockouts show it is essential for fertilization, and its evolution varies by genus.
Binding Corporate Rules
Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) are internal data protection rules that let a multinational group legally transfer personal data within itself, approved by EU authorities under GDPR Article 47.
Binding energy
Binding energy, related to the mass defect, is the energy needed to disassemble an atomic nucleus into individual protons and neutrons, typically about 8 MeV per nucleon.
Binding immunoglobulin protein
Binding immunoglobulin protein (BiP, GRP78, HSPA5) is the main Hsp70-family chaperone of the ER lumen, folding proteins, regulating the unfolded protein response, and serving as a cancer biomarker and drug target.
Binding of Isaac (עֲקֵדָה)
The binding of Isaac, in Hebrew the Akedah (עֲקֵדָה), is the Genesis 22 story in which God commands Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, then halts him and provides a ram.
Binding problem
Binding problem: how features encoded by separate brain circuits combine into unified percepts. Also called neural binding; coined by von der Malsburg (1981); studied via illusory conjunctions, Balint's syndrome, synchrony, and AI model failures.
Binding site prediction
Binding site prediction is the computational task of identifying where small molecules, metal ions, or other biomolecules bind on proteins and nucleic acids, guiding drug discovery.
Binding Sites
Binding sites: parts of a macromolecule that directly contact another molecule (MeSH D001665). Covers lock-and-key, induced fit, conformational selection, and computational prediction and comparison methods.
Bindiya Goswami
Bindiya Goswami, Hindi film actress of the 1970s-1980s, star of Khatta Meetha, Gol Maal, and Shaan; married Vinod Mehra then director J.P. Dutta, later costume designer for his films.
Bindiya Ke Bahubali
Bindiya Ke Bahubali is a 2025 Hindi comedy-drama web series by Raj Amit Kumar on Amazon MX Player, set in fictional Bindiya, Bihar, where the Davan gangster family fights over power after patriarch Bada Davan (Saurabh Shukla) is jailed and son Chhote Davan (Ranvir Shorey) seizes control; two six-episode seasons, IMDb 6.7.
Bindle
Bindle: US slang for a hobo's bundle of bedding and possessions carried on a stick; also a small folded paper packet for powdered drugs; Scots bindle means a binding cord or rope.