wrapper

n.

1. That in which an object is wrapped or covered, as:
   1. The material, such as paper, in which something is wrapped: a candy wrapper.
   2. The material encircling a magazine or newspaper sent by mail.
   3. A book jacket.
   4. The tobacco leaf covering a cigar.
2. A loose dressing gown or negligee.
3. One that wraps, as a store employee who wraps parcels.

A data structure or software that contains ("wraps around") other data or software, so that the contained elements can exist in the newer system. The term is often used with component software, where a wrapper is placed around a legacy routine to make it behave like an object. This is also called "encapsulation" or "wrapper encapsulation," but is not the same as "object encapsulation," a fundamental concept of object technology. See encapsulation and tunneling.

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Direct mail: paper cover wrapped around, or bound to the front and back cover of, a magazine, newspaper, or catalog. Wrappers may be as big as the cover and include an address label or may cover only the middle section; also called belly band. kraft-paper wrappers are used to protect publications from damage while in transit or, in the case of some "adult entertainment" titles, to conceal the name of the publication. Wrappers made of card stock with a perforated reply form are used to attach renewal promotions subscriber surveys, and so forth to magazines. Wrappers are frequently used on last issue and next-to-last issue copies to let subscribers know their subscriptions are about to expire. Wrappers may also be used to mail supplementary material along with the publication as permitted by the U.S. Postal Service for polybag-carried materials.

Printing: paper jacket for a hard-cover book. Wrappers frequently include promotional copy about the book and author, including positive critical reviews, lists of other books written by that author, and/or the name of a book club that featured the book.

noun

The material in which something is wrapped: wrap, wrapping (also used in plural). See put on/take off.

IN BRIEF: The covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is bound.

I hurriedly removed the wrapper from the candy bar.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - omslag, indpakning, kimono, omblad

Nederlands (Dutch)
verpakking, wikkel, badjas

Français (French)
n. - papier (de bonbon), emballage, bande (de journal), peignoir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einwickelpapier, Streifband, (Buch)umschlag, Morgenrock, Deckblatt (Zigarre)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γυναικεία) ρόμπα, κάλυμμα βιβλίου, ντύμα, περιτύλιγμα

Italiano (Italian)
imballatorer, carta da imballaggi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - empacotador (m), invólucro (m), coberta (f)

Русский (Russian)
упаковщик, обертка, суперобложка, бандероль, чехол, длинное детское платье, упаковочная машина

Español (Spanish)
n. - envoltura, embalador, empaquetador, tabaco de hojas (para cigarros), sobrecubierta (de libros), bata, peinador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - omslag, papper, packare, morgonrock

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
包装材料, 书皮, 包装纸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 包裝材料, 書皮, 包裝紙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 싸는 사람, 포장지, 여송연의 겉잎

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 包み紙, 帯封, カバー, 化粧着

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دثار, عطاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חלוק, ציפוי של ממתק, מעטפת ספר, עלה טבק מעולה העוטף סיגר‬

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pole wrapper	candy wrapper
magic wrapper	christmas wrapper