Meanings
nounword wrap (uncountable)
alternative wordwrap
- uncountablecomputingA 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.
Synonyms: wraparound
verbword wrap (third-person singular simple present word wraps, present participle word wrapping, simple past and past participle word wrapped)
present singular third person word wraps · participle present word wrapping · participle past word wrapped · past word wrapped · alternative wordwrap
- computingTo adjust lines of text in this manner.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
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word wrap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20wrap
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“word wrap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20wrap. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “word wrap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20wrap.
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