[BillyMac]

The act of palming/carrying is when the dribbler allows the ball to come to rest in one or both hands and then continues dribbling.

I occasionally will call palming/carrying when the ball handler "cups" the ball in one hand and takes steps (usually around a corner) in excess of the travel rule (without waiting for the ball to be next dribbled). Technically a travel, but aren't other forms of carrying technically an illegal (double) dribble?

From my Misunderstood Rules list: Palming, or carrying, is when the ball comes to rest in the dribbler's hand, and the player either travels with the ball, or illegally dribbles a second time. There is no restriction as to how high a player may bounce the ball, provided the dribbler’s hand stays on top of the ball, and the ball does not come to rest in the dribbler’s hand. Steps taken during a dribble are not traveling, including several that are sometimes taken when a high dribble takes place. It is not possible for a player to travel during a dribble. It is not a dribble when a player stands still and holds the ball and touches it to the floor once or more than once.