Binning

Binning may refer to:

People

 * Binning (surname)
 * William of Binning, 13th century Cistercian monk and abbott
 * Lord Binning is a subsidiary title of the Earls of Haddington; holders include:
 * Charles Hamilton, Lord Binning, (1697–1732), Scottish politician
 * George Baillie-Hamilton, Lord Binning, (1856–1917), British Army officer

In science
Binning is often used as a synonym to grouping or classification.


 * Data binning: a data pre-processing technique.
 * Binning (metagenomics): the process of classifying reads into different groups or taxonomies.
 * Product binning: in semiconductor device fabrication, the process of categorizing finished products.
 * Pixel binning: the process of combining charge from adjacent pixels in a CCD image sensor during readout.