autowrap

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ wrap.

Verb

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

1. (computing, transitive, intransitive) To wrap (e.g. text) automatically.
   • 1996, Roland Wagner, Helmut Thoma, Database and Expert Systems Applications: 7th International Computer Science Symposium, page 892:

     The segmentation into paragraphs allows autoflowing and autowrapping of lines inside of paragraphs […]

   • 2003, Rick Sawtell, Joseph L. Jorden, Lance Mortensen, McSa/MCSE/MCDBA: SQL Server 2000 Administration Study Guide, page 56:

     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.

   • 2012, Ruven Gotz, Practical SharePoint 2010 Information Architecture, page 25:

     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.

Noun

autowrap (uncountable)

1. (computing) An automatic wrapping feature.

Related terms

• word wrap