[1] The name stands for biologie, natuurkunde, scheikunde (biology, physics, chemistry).

It is compiled by NVON (Dutch Association for Education in the Natural Sciences) and has been published by Noordhoff Uitgevers since it became the standard reference work allowed at the central examinations in 1975.

[3] The Binas is divided into five chapters: general, physics, mathematics, chemistry, and biology.

Each chapter consists of multiple tables, each with specific information.

To find information, students can use the alphabetical register in the back.