WRAPPER

negligee, neglige, peignoir, wrapper, housecoat

(noun) a loose dressing gown for women

wrap, wrapper

(noun) cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

wrapping, wrap, wrapper

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wrapper (plural wrappers)

Something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping.

An outer garment; a loose robe or dressing gown.

One who, or that which, wraps.

(object-oriented) A construct, such as a class or module, that serves to mediate access to another.

Usage notes

• In the computing sense, wrapper is often used attributively: one can speak of a “wrapper class”, a “wrapper object”, a “wrapper function”, and so on. More broadly, one can speak of the “wrapper pattern”, which is a general term for the creation and use of such wrappers.

Synonyms

• (construct that mediates access): adapter

• wrapper class

• primitive wrapper class

Anagrams

• prewrap

Source: Wiktionary


Wrap"per, n.

1. One who, or that which, wraps.

2. That in which anything is wrapped, or inclosed; envelope; covering.

3. Specifically, a loose outer garment; an article of dress intended to be wrapped round the person; as, a morning wrapper; a gentleman's wrapper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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