wraparound
English
Etymology
Adjective
wraparound (not comparable)
- (of clothing) designed to be wrapped around the body and tied
- (of windows, lenses, etc.) that extends around a corner or bend
- Serving to surround or bookend something else.
- 1999, Thomas Schatz, Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940s (page 397)
- Ushers announced movie showtimes from the moment the A picture started because the wraparound material was simply not the main attraction.
- 1999, Thomas Schatz, Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940s (page 397)
Derived terms
Noun
wraparound (plural wraparounds)
- A garment that is wrapped around the body and tied.
- A label or advertising display that wraps around a container.
- (computing) Word wrap, the word processing feature that moves text on to the next line if it will not fit on the current one.
- (computing) wrapping of numerical value in case of underflow or overflow
- In C# the addition of integers is unchecked, so wraparound occurs if the resulting value is beyond the representable range.
- (television, radio) A segment where material featuring one person (such as a reporter) is introduced and concluded by another person.