Banding may refer to:

• Banding (medical), procedures that use elastic bands for constriction
• Bird banding/ringing, the marking of individual birds with bands or rings to enable individual identification
• Colour banding, an inaccuracy in computer graphics
• Edge banding, a woodworking technique
• G banding, a genetic technique
• Minor variations in outputs from printers and photocopiers that allow forensic identification
• Another name for strapping, the process of applying a strap to an item to combine, hold, reinforce, or fasten it, or the strap or band itself
• Ability grouping, the educational practice of placing students into groups based on their abilities, talents or achievements
• Flow banding, a geological term to describe bands or layers in rocks
• Occupational exposure banding, a chemical risk assessment process