autobox

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verb

To box (a value) automatically (map a primitive data item to a complex object).

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Meanings

verbautobox (third-person singular simple present autoboxes, present participle autoboxing, simple past and past participle autoboxed)

present singular third person autoboxes · participle present autoboxing · participle past autoboxed · past autoboxed

  1. transitiveobject-oriented programmingTo box (a value) automatically (map a primitive data item to a complex object).

Origin

From auto- + box.

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APA

autobox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autobox

MLA

“autobox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autobox. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autobox,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autobox.

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