[rap-er] 
| 1. | a person or thing that wraps. |
| 2. | a covering or cover. |
| 3. | a long, loose outer garment. |
| 4. | a loose bathrobe; negligee. |
| 5. | British. book jacket. |
| 6. | the tobacco leaf used for covering a cigar. |
| 7. | Armor. a supplementary beaver reinforcing the chin and mouth area of an armet of the 15th century. |
[rap] verb, wrapped or wrapt, wrap⋅ping, noun, adjective | 1. | to enclose in something wound or folded about (often fol. by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf. |
| 2. | to enclose and make fast (an article, bundle, etc.) within a covering of paper or the like (often fol. by up): He wrapped the package up in brown paper. |
| 3. | to wind, fold, or bind (something) about as a covering. |
| 4. | to protect with coverings, outer garments, etc. (usually fol. by up). |
| 5. | to cover (fingernails) with a sheer silk or linen fabric, as to repair or strengthen them. |
| 6. | to surround, envelop, shroud, or hide. |
| 7. | to fold or roll up. |
| 8. | Movies, Television. to finish the filming of (a motion picture). |
| 9. | to wrap oneself (usually fol. by up). |
| 10. | to become wrapped, as about something; fold. |
| 11. | Movies, Television. to complete the filming of a motion picture: We hope to wrap in time for Christmas. |
| 12. | something to be wrapped about the person, esp. in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater: an evening wrap. |
| 13. | a beauty treatment in which a part or all of the body is covered with cream, lotion, herbs, or the like and then wrapped snugly with cloth. |
| 14. | a sheer silk or linen fabric glued to the fingernails to repair or strengthen them. |
| 15. | a piece of thin, flat bread wrapped around a filling and eaten as a sandwich. |
| 16. | Movies, Television.
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| 17. | wraparound in style: a wrap skirt. |
| 18. | wrap up, to conclude; finish work on: to wrap up a project. |
| 19. | under wraps, Informal. secret: The army wants this research project kept under wraps. |
| 20. | wrapped up in,
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| wrap·per (rāp'ər) n.
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wrapper programming
Code which is combined with another piece of code to determine how that code is executed. The wrapper acts as an interface between its caller and the wrapped code. This may be done for compatibility, e.g. if the wrapped code is in a different programming language or uses different calling conventions, or for security, e.g. to prevent the calling program from executing certain functions. The implication is that the wrapped code can only be accessed via the wrapper.
(1998-12-15)