Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

word wrap

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
word wrap
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word processing feature which automatically adjusts lines of text to fit within the page margins. Words exceeding the margins are set to begin a new line.

Uncountable

verb

To adjust lines of text in this manner.

Usage

Inflected Forms

wordwrap (alternative) word wraps (present, singular) word wrapping (participle, present) word wrapped (participle, past) word wrapped (past)

Frequently Paired Words

autowrap backwrap

Synonyms

wraparound

Questions

What does word wrap mean?
A word processing feature which automatically adjusts lines of text to fit within the page margins. Words exceeding the margins are set to begin a new line.

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