binding(A process by which software components and layers are linked together. When a network component is installed, the binding relationships and dependencies for the components are established. Binding allows components to communicate with each other); link(A connection between an OLE object and its OLE server, or between a dynamic data exchange (DDE) source document and a destination document); linking(In a project, establishing a dependency between tasks. Linking tasks defines a dependency between their start and finish dates. In OLE, establishing a connection between programs so that data in one document is updated when it changes in another)
