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bins

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  • IPA /bɪnz/

Noun

bins noun

  1. A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.“a corn bin; a wine bin; a coal bin”
  2. A container for rubbish or waste.“a rubbish bin; a wastepaper bin; an ashes bin”
  3. Any of the discrete intervals in a histogram, etc

bins noun

  1. (birding) Binoculars.
  2. Eyeglasses or spectacles.

Verb

bins verb

  1. To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.
  2. To throw away, reject, give up.
  3. To convert continuous data into discrete groups.
  4. To place into a bin for storage.“to bin wine”

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