(n.) On the SBus, the process—during burst transfers—by which the burst can begin at an arbitrary word boundary within the block, with the address incremented by 4, modulo the size of the burst in bytes.

Method of handling overflow. Wrapping uses modulo arithmetic to cast a number that falls outside of the representable range the data type being used back into the representable range. See also data type, overflow, range, saturation

In computing, wrapping is when a variable that exceeds its maximum value returns to its minimum value and vice-versa. Most high-level programming languages avoid wrapping by giving an arithmetic overflow error if this occurs.

an enveloping bandage

A procedure in which an FDDI network activates its second ring to bypass and isolate a failed node. It is because of this wrapping that an FDDI ring is single-fault tolerant. If there is a single point of failure, the ring will wrap and service will continue uninterrupted. However, if there is more than one point of failure, the ring will break apart into multiple rings.

A process to "wrap" three-dimensional areas (profiles, curved edges, etc.) with veneers. To some extent this has replaced the molded edges made of solid wood.

In computer graphics, wrapping is the process of limiting a position to an area. Unlike clamping, wrapping decreases the value until it is within the area (with each decrement being the width of the area).

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

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A reporting or output feature in which a portion of text is moved to a new line when the entire text does not fit on one line.