spiral binding

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.

spiral binding

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of spiral binding¹

First recorded in 1940–45