"autobox" meaning in English

See autobox in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

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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            "Applied sciences",
            "Media",
            "Fundamental",
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      ]
    },
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