spiral binding

American  

noun

1. a binding, as for a notebook or booklet, in which the pages are fastened together by a spiral of wire or plastic that coils through a series of holes punched along one side of each page and the front and back covers.

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spiral binding British  

noun

1. bookbinding a method of securing the pages of a publication by passing a coil of wire through small holes punched at the back edge of the covers and individual pages

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Etymology

Origin of spiral binding

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

He remembered a quiet teenager who arrived at his house with a “staggering” number of pieces, all polished with plastic spiral binding.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

I can't recall the title, but it had a green plastic spiral binding and a paperback cover with a rosy-cheeked grandmother in a frilled apron on the front.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2023

Many have hand-drawn cover art and plastic spiral binding.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2022

I prefer these books with spiral binding, which make it easier to lay the pages flat or fold back the front cover.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2020

He returned with a thick stack of paper with a black spiral binding.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro