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word wrap

noun

a feature of word-processing systems and some electronic typewriters that automatically moves a word to a new line to avoid overrunning the margin.

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Nearby words

  1. word salad,
  2. word square,
  3. word stress,
  4. word time,
  5. word to the wise, a,
  6. word wrapping,
  7. word-blind,
  8. word-hoard,
  9. word-lore,
  10. word-perfect

Origin of word wrap

First recorded in 1975–80
Also called wraparound.
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