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sitoutuminen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adhesion noun The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
  • binding adj Legally or officially required to be followed; not optional.
  • commit verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
  • commitment noun A promise or pledge to do something, or a strong dedication to a cause, relationship, or goal.
  • obligation noun A duty or requirement to do something, often because of a promise, law, or moral sense.

Senses

sitoutuminen is used for these senses in English:

  • binding The spine of a book where the pages are held together.
  • binding (chemistry) The action or result of making two or more molecules stick together.
  • commit (computing, databases) The act of committing (e.g. a database transaction), making it a permanent change; such a change.
  • commitment State of being pledged or engaged.
  • obligation The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.

adhesion — full definition

  1. noun The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
  2. noun Persistent attachment or loyalty.
  3. noun An agreement to adhere.
  4. noun An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.

binding — full definition

  1. adj Legally or officially required to be followed; not optional.
  2. noun The cover and stitching that hold the pages of a book together.
  3. noun A strip of fabric or tape used to finish the edge of a seam or hem.
  4. noun In computing, the association between a name and something it refers to, such as a variable and its value.

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