"app wrapper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: app wrappers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} app wrapper (plural app wrappers)
  1. (computing) An application for mobile devices made wholly from an existing website or platform, with few or no changes made to the original version. Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: lift and shift
    Sense id: en-app_wrapper-en-noun-2kOvqf08 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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