(1) To make a Web site public, for example by putting files in a path known to the HTTP server.
(2) In UDDI, to advertise a Web service so that other businesses can find it and bind with it. Service providers publish the availability of their services through a registry.
(3) To make data available to another application or system. See also subscribe.
(4) To bind a reference to the home of an enterprise bean in a namespace.
(5) To make a project, tasks and templates visible to the required resources.