"autoboxed" meaning in English

See autoboxed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: auto- + boxed Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|boxed}} auto- + boxed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} autoboxed (not comparable)
  1. (object-oriented programming) Automatically boxed (mapped from a primitive type to a complex object). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming Related terms: autoboxing
    Sense id: en-autoboxed-en-adj-AF1tB6fp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto-

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