word wrap

noun, verb — 2 senses

word wrap

noun
1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A word processing feature which automatically adjusts lines of text to fit within the page margins. Words exceeding the margins are set to begin a new line.

word wrap

verb
1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To adjust lines of text in this manner.

Related terms
autowrap, backwrap

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