What does wrapping mean?

Definitions for wrapping
ˈræp ɪŋwrap·ping

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. wrapping, wrap, wrappernoun

    the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

  2. swathe, wrappingnoun

    an enveloping bandage

Wiktionary

  1. wrappingnoun

    The material in which something is wrapped

ChatGPT

  1. wrapping

    Wrapping generally refers to the act of covering, enveloping or enclosing something in a material such as paper, plastic, or cloth. This is typically done for the purpose of protection, concealment, or decoration. It can also refer to presenting something in a particular form or context. In the digital world, wrapping could mean enclosing data or software in a particular format or structure. The specific meaning can depend on the context in which it is used.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Wrapping

    of Wrap

Wikidata

  1. Wrapping

    In computing, wrapping is when a variable that exceeds its maximum value returns to its minimum value and vice-versa. Many high-level programming languages avoid wrapping by giving an arithmetic overflow error if this occurs. Camera wrapping is a technique often used in video games, which allows a player to move in a straight line and get back to where they started. This was more often used in older games to make it seem that the player is moving up or down an extremely high hill; memory can be saved by using wrapping instead of creating a larger area filled with unpassable walls: ⁕With wrapping: ⁕Without wrapping: As the diagrams above show, using wrapping will reduce the size of the area needed. Camera wrapping can also be used to simulate the surface of a cylinder or torus.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wrapping in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wrapping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of wrapping in a Sentence

  1. Olivia Jade:

    The last few years I’ve been wrapping up in a scandal, i did step back from social media and just soak in what everybody was saying. I’m not trying to pull a pity card, I just need to step forward and do better.

  2. Patrick Major:

    Residents under the bombs would routinely recall being thrown through the air by the pressure waves of air mines exploding, and window casements and doors would be blown off their hinges, there were even rumors that wrapping wet towels around the face might save those in shelters from having their lungs collapsed by blast waves, which would leave victims otherwise externally untouched. The unprecedented power of these attacks has proved useful for scientists to gauge the impact such events can have hundreds of kilometers above the Earth, in addition to the devastation they caused on the ground.

  3. Rania Jubran:

    The Jubran family was heavily traumatized. It took The Jubran family a very long time to even hear The Jubran family speak, at the time I was wrapping up my master's degree in clinical psychology with a focus on children, and so it was very dear to my heart seeing PTSD full-blown in front of me. It was really hard.

  4. Marc Friedland:

    We actually use a lot of Old World craft to make these. So the dyes, the printing, the labor, the hand-wrapping makes them really interesting, i love the combination of Old World craft and modern day technology.

  5. Seth Rogen:

    And we were like, ‘OK …’ We were kind of wrapping our heads around it.

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