wrapped

adj 1: covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak;

"leaf-clothed trees"; "fog-cloaked meadows"; "a beam

draped with cobwebs"; "cloud-wrapped peaks" [syn: {cloaked},

{clothed}, {draped}, {mantled}]

2: wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that

engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally

engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this

fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de

la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" [syn: {absorbed},

{engrossed}, {enwrapped}, {intent}, {rapt}]

3: enclosed securely in a covering of paper or the like; "gaily

wrapped gifts" [ant: {unwrapped}]

wrapper

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)