backwrap meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

backwrap

noun

Etymology From back- + wrap.

A portion of something that is wrapped backward.

Fresh and cool as a crocus, this pretty dress is designed with a cleverly concealed backwrap.1940, Fashions of the Hour, page 27:
NEW STRING-UP GUN PREVENTS BACKWRAPS Take up yarn at 4,000 meters per minute with high tension that prevents backwraps.1971, Textile Industries, volume 135, page 9:

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Dated A word wrap feature that restores a word to the preceding line when space is made for it by deletion.

backwrap

verb

Etymology From back- + wrap.

To wrap around the back of something.

After applying insulation boards, adhere reinforcing mesh to the board surface. This mesh must wrap around any exposed edge of the insulation board. (This is called backwrapping.)1999, Leon A. Frechette, Build Smarter with Alternative Materials, page 136:
The insulation boards should be backwrapped at terminations, with the mesh fully embedded in the base coat.2015, Linda Brock, Designing the Exterior Wall:

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Dated To restore a word to the preceding line when space is made for it by deletion.

Backwrapping words occurs when enough text is deleted to permit one or more words to be formatted into the shortened line.1983, The Seybold Report on Professional Computing, page 19: