An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Combining a few adjacent CCD pixels in bins, during readout; the method used to assemble the bins and transfer the charge by means of an electronic clock. Binning improves signal-to-noise ratio at the expense of spatial resolution.

Etymology (EN): Binning, from → bin.

Etymology (PE): Bâvineš, from bâvin, → bin.