autowrap

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verb

To wrap (e.g. text) automatically.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

verbautowrap (third-person singular simple present autowraps, present participle autowrapping, simple past and past participle autowrapped)

present singular third person autowraps · participle present autowrapping · participle past autowrapped · past autowrapped

  1. ergativecomputingTo 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
    2 more examples

    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

    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
nounautowrap (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingAn automatic wrapping feature.

Origin

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