loosebinding

noun
UK /ˌluːsˈbaɪndɪŋ/
US /ˌluːsˈbaɪndɪŋ/

A way of holding pages together so they can be taken out and put back easily.

The teacher put our drawings in a loosebinding so we could add new pages later.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A book style where the cover is attached only lightly to the pages.

The old storybook had a loosebinding and some pages were falling out.

3. A flexible connection that is not tight or fixed.

The loosebinding between the two parts let them move a little.

4. The act of joining things together without making them permanent.

Loosebinding the sheets made it easy to rearrange them.