Bin (computational geometry) definition

Bin (computational geometry)

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WordNet

noun

(1) A container; usually has a lid

(2) An identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself

(3) The quantity contained in a bin

verb

(4) Store in bins

WiktionaryText

Etymology 1

, from , from *benna. Compare Italian , French , Dutch .

Noun

A container used for storage.
A container for rubbish or waste.

Synonyms

container, receptacle dustbin, rubbish bin , garbage can, trash can

Verb

To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.
- 2008, Tom Holt, Falling Sideways, Orbit books, ISBN 1-84149-110-1, p. 28:
  
  He put the bank statement in the shoebox marked "Bank Statements" and binned the rest.
To throw away, reject, give up.
- 2002, Christopher Harvie, Scotland: A Short History, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-210054-8, p. 59:
  
  This splendid eloquence was promptly binned by the pope,
- 2005, Ian Oliver, War and peace in the Balkans: the diplomacy of conflict in the former Yugoslavia, I.B. Tauris, ISBN 1-850438-89-7, p. 238:
  
  The CC [Co-ordinating Centre] had long since binned the idea of catching the regular shuttle service,
To convert continuous data into discrete groups.

Synonyms

chuck, chuck away, chuck out, discard, ditch, dump, junk, scrap, throw away, throw out, toss, trash

See also Wikisaurus:junk

Verb form

bin

am (first-person singular present tense of sein)

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