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Static and Dynamic Binding

• A binding is static if it occurs before run time and remains unchanged throughout program execution

• A binding is dynamic if it occurs during execution or can change during execution of the program

• In many ways, binding times for various attributes determine the flavor of a language

• As binding time gets earlier:
  • efficiency goes up
  • safety goes up
  • flexibility goes down