"autobox" meaning in All languages combined

See autobox on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: autoboxes [present, singular, third-person], autoboxing [participle, present], autoboxed [participle, past], autoboxed [past]
Etymology: From auto- + box. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|box}} auto- + box Head templates: {{en-verb}} autobox (third-person singular simple present autoboxes, present participle autoboxing, simple past and past participle autoboxed)
  1. (transitive, object-oriented programming) To box (a value) automatically (map a primitive data item to a complex object). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming

Inflected forms

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    {
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "autoboxed",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
        {
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            "Computing",
            "Software engineering",
            "Technology",
            "Computer science",
            "Engineering",
            "Software",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Media",
            "Fundamental",
            "Communication"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "To box (a value) automatically (map a primitive data item to a complex object)."
      ],
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From auto- + box.",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "autoboxing",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "autoboxed",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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        ],
        [
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        "(transitive, object-oriented programming) To box (a value) automatically (map a primitive data item to a complex object)."
      ],
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      ]
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