Group:
parameters
Topic:
alias names
Topic:
binding names to variables or expressions
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declaration scope
Topic:
early vs. late binding
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environment variables
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group names
Topic:
hypertext subsets, webs, and contexts
Topic:
implementation of Thesa data objects
Topic:
named constants and expressions
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names defined by context
Topic:
namespace
Topic:
naming by pointing or recognition
Topic:
objects without names
Topic:
parameter passing by name
Topic:
pointers to data
Topic:
type reflection and introspection
Topic:
variable as reference to a value
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Summary
A binding associates a name with a particular value or object. The binding can be given, a function, or defined by the context. Frege generalizes a binding as a criterion of identity.
An alias may serve as a universal name with particular instantiations (e.g., 'nyc' for the New York City dial code). A declaration scope defines the domain for a binding. (cbb 12/00)
Subtopic: binding 
| Quote: a binding associates a name with a particular value or object [»maclBJ12_1983]
| | Quote: every object has a criterion of identity for recognizing the object as the same again; also applies to its names [»dummM_1967]
| | Quote: an object is the correlate of a proper name; concepts correspond to one-place predicates; relations correspond to two-place relational expressions [»dummM_1967]
| | Quote: Frege's criterion of identity was for complex names such as "the direction of the line a"
| | Quote: in an FFP system, use a representation function to associate objects to functions [»backJ8_1978a]
| | QuoteRef: wulfWA4_1974 ;;4 the colon ":" is the general binding operator
| | Quote: if A is an array in a cell computer, the name A(i) must be moved whenever cell i is changed [»hehnEC_1977a]
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Subtopic: binding as a data type
| Quote: Vesta defines builds with a functional language, SDL (system description language); dynamically typed with closures and bindings; can be hard to understand [»heydA_2006]
| | Quote: a build is a series of tool invocations in a controlled naming environment; each invocation has a slightly different environment or binding; defines dot as the implicit, current environment [»heydA_2006]
| | Quote: Vesta merges hierarchical bindings with the overlay and recursive overlay operators; [»heydA_2006]
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Subtopic: naming
| Quote: in V, each object manager implements names for its objects; since name lookup is only one step of an operation; also simpler consistency [»cherDR3_1988]
| | Quote: a global transfer of control affects storage allocation and name bindings; invokes a new piece of program text [»lampBW_1974]
| | Quote: use abbreviations to indicate dialing information, allows the same phone number to be stored at every site; e.g., nyc or boston [»nowiDA8_1978]
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Subtopic: well-known names
| Quote: the V kernel has a large range of fixed, well-known group IDs; e.g., for file servers [»cherDR4_1984]
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Subtopic: immediate binding
| Quote: instead of compile-time or run-time binding, Subtext binds immediately; changes are globally replicated with recomputation as needed [»edwaJ10_2005]
| | Quote: Subtext achieves functional abstraction without hiding meaning behind the delayed binding of indirect reference
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Subtopic: replicated objects
| Quote: naming should support replicated objects [»watsRW_1981]
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Subtopic: name depends on context
| Quote: whether a symbol is one of the handles of some object, depends on the current scope; the denoted object may change with scope [»kentW6_1991]
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Subtopic: problems with names
| Quote: in command and programming languages too many ways to bind names to values [»heerJ4_1985]
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Related Topics
Group: parameters (10 topics, 145 quotes)
Topic: alias names (39 items)
Topic: binding names to variables or expressions (10 items)
Topic: declaration scope (16 items)
Topic: early vs. late binding (15 items)
Topic: environment variables (5 items)
Topic: group names (16 items)
Topic: hypertext subsets, webs, and contexts (12 items)
Topic: implementation of Thesa data objects (27 items)
Topic: named constants and expressions (21 items)
Topic: names defined by context (36 items)
Topic: namespace (19 items)
Topic: naming by pointing or recognition (13 items)
Topic: objects without names (7 items)
Topic: parameter passing by name (11 items)
Topic: pointers to data (55 items)
Topic: type reflection and introspection (28 items)
Topic: variable as reference to a value
(21 items)
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