autowrap

verb, noun — 2 senses

autowrap

verb

Etymology From auto- + wrap.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Ergative To wrap (e.g. text) automatically.

  • The segmentation into paragraphs allows autoflowing and autowrapping of lines inside of paragraphs[…]1996, Roland Wagner, Helmut Thoma, Database and Expert Systems Applications: 7th International Computer Science Symposium, page 892:
  • For a historical database, you may wish to have the log autowrap which allows the log to overwrite itself, whereas you would not want the log for a database that tracks important information to autowrap.2003, Rick Sawtell, Joseph L. Jorden, Lance Mortensen, McSa/MCSE/MCDBA: SQL Server 2000 Administration Study Guide, page 56:
1 more example
  • If the text has been autowrapped for you by MindManager, drag the edge to the right to unwrap it if you desire a long, single-line box.2012, Ruven Gotz, Practical SharePoint 2010 Information Architecture, page 25:

autowrap

noun

Etymology From auto- + wrap.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences An automatic wrapping feature.

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word wrap

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