binning

/หˆbษชnษชล‹/

IPA: /B IH1 N IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.

  2. 2

    To throw away, reject, give up.

  3. 3

    To convert continuous data into discrete groups.

  4. 4

    To place into a bin for storage.

    โ€œto bin wineโ€

noun
  1. 1

    A data pre-processing technique in which original data values fall into a small interval ("bin") and are replaced by a value representative of that interval, often the central value. Wp

  2. 2

    The process of grouping reads or contigs and assigning them to operational taxonomic units. Wp

  3. 3

    The categorization of finished products based on their characteristics. Wp

  4. 4

    The process of combining charge from adjacent pixels in a CCD image sensor during readout.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bin, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/binning