Wrap
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Wrap is something in which an object (or person) is encased, enclosed, or cover
Cover
- Science and technology :* A covering, usually one that completely closes the object** Lid** Mechanical seal* The outside of an object, not necessarily enclosing the object** Album cover** Book cover, or magazine cover** CD and DVD packaging...

ed.

Wrap may also refer to:

Storage and preservation

  • Overwrap, a wrapping of items in a package or a wrapping over packages
  • Plastic wrap
    Plastic wrap
    Plastic wrap, cling film , cling wrap or food wrap, is a thin plastic film typically used for sealing food items in containers to keep them fresh over a longer period of time...

    , a thin, clear, flexible plastic used to cover food
  • Shrink wrap
    Shrink wrap
    Shrink wrap, also shrinkwrap or shrink film, is a material made up of polymer plastic film. When heat is applied it shrinks tightly over whatever it is covering. Heat can be applied with a hand held heat gun or the product and film can pass through a heat tunnel on a conveyor.-Composition:The...

    , a polymer used to bundle boxes on a pallet for transport
  • Gift wrap or wrap paper, used to enclose a present

Media and the arts

  • Wrap (filmmaking)
    Wrap (filmmaking)
    Wrap is a phrase used by the director in the early days of the film industry to signal the end of filming. Nowadays, the call is more commonly "that's a wrap!"...

    , the end of filming on a movie set
    • "That's a wrap!", an idiom often used by a director on a filmset
  • "Wrapped" (Gloria Estefan song)
    Wrapped (Gloria Estefan song)
    "Wrapped" is a song written by the Peruvian singer and songwriter Gian Marco and sung by Gloria Stefan, released as the first single from her tenth studio album Unwrapped...

    , the lead single from Gloria Estefan's album Unwrapped
  • "Wrapped" (Bruce Robison song), a Bruce Robison song; covered by Kelly Willis
    Kelly Willis
    Kelly Willis is an American country music singer-songwriter, whose music has been described as contemporary country, alternative country and new traditionalist.-Early life:...

     in 1998 and George Strait
    George Strait
    George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...

     in 2006
  • WRAP-CA
    WRAP-CA
    WRAP-CA is a low-power class A television station in Cleveland, Ohio on channel 32. Formerly carriers of The Box music channel and later MTV2 simulcasts , it then carried ACN, It is now an affiliate of the Corner Store TV infomercial network.-Digital TV:WRAP is currently silent as it waits for...

    , a low-power television station airing infomercials in Cleveland, Ohio on channel 32
  • Gallery wrap
    Gallery wrap
    Gallery wrap is a method of stretching an artist's canvas so that the canvas wraps around the sides and is secured to the back of the wooden frame. The frame is usually 1.25" thick. As a result, the hardware used to secure the canvas is not visible. The sides of the canvas are prepared and primed...

    , a method of mounting an artist's canvas onto a frame
  • Word wrap
    Word wrap
    In text display, line wrap is the feature of continuing on a new line when a line is full, such that each line fits in the viewable window, allowing text to be read from top to bottom without any horizontal scrolling....

    , how text is continued onto the next line

Marketing and finance

  • Wrap advertising
    Wrap advertising
    Wrap advertising is the marketing practice of completely or partially covering a vehicle in an advertisement or livery, thus turning it into a mobile billboard. This can be achieved by simply painting the vehicle surface, but it is becoming more common today to use large vinyl sheets as decals...

    , a method of advertising on vehicles
  • Wrap account
    Wrap account
    A wrap account is a means of consolidating and managing an investor's investment portfolio and financial plans online. Wrap fee services are offered by many financial instutions. Often wrap services are offered for a fee or a series of charges. These charges cover all administrative and management...

    , a financial product/platform in which a brokerage manages an investor's portfolio for a flat quarterly or annual fee

Products and services

  • Sandwich wrap, a food item where an outer shell is wrapped around another food item, often a standard sandwich filling or vegetables
  • Mud wrap
    Mud wrap
    Mud wraps are spa treatments designed to slim and tone the body, hydrate or firm the skin, or relax and soothe the muscles. Some mud wraps are also thought to relieve tired and aching joints, ease inflammation, and help to flush out toxins through sweating....

    , a type of spa treatment
  • Wrap (clothing)
    Wrap (clothing)
    A wrap, in the context of clothing, is a simple skirt-type garment made by wrapping a piece of material round the lower body. Many people of both genders throughout the world wear wraps in everyday life, however, in the West, they are largely worn by women. They are sometimes sewn at the edges to...

    , a skirt-like garment

Other

  • Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production
    Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production
    Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production is a not-for-profit 501 organization dedicated to promoting ethical, humane, and lawful conditions and practices in manufacturing facilities all around the world...

    , a not-for-profit organization in the United States
  • Waste & Resources Action Programme
    Waste & Resources Action Programme
    WRAP works with businesses, individuals and communities to help them reap the benefits of reducing waste, developing sustainable products and using resources in an efficiency way....

    , a nonprofit quango in the United Kingdom
  • .wrap, computer video file format
  • To wrap up, an idiomatic verb used to indicate the completion of a task
  • Wrap-up, a slang term for a conclusion or summarization

  • A form of vandalism
    Vandalism
    Vandalism is the behaviour attributed originally to the Vandals, by the Romans, in respect of culture: ruthless destruction or spoiling of anything beautiful or venerable...

     where a victim's property is covered with toilet paper
    Toilet paper
    Toilet paper is a soft paper product used to maintain personal hygiene after human defecation or urination. However, it can also be used for other purposes such as blowing one's nose when one has a cold or absorbing common spills around the house, although paper towels are more used for the latter...


See also

  • Wrapper (disambiguation)
  • Wrapping (disambiguation)

  • Cover (disambiguation)
  • Enclose (disambiguation)
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