Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A protective wrapping for articles of merchandise consisting of a clear plastic film that is wound about the articles and then shrunk by heat to form a sealed, tight-fitting package.
- transitive verb To wrap (an article of merchandise) in protective clear plastic film.
- adjective Of or relating to shrink-wrap.
- adjective Of or relating to a legal agreement, such as a software license, to which one indicates acceptance by opening the shrink-wrap that encloses a product subject to the agreement.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb to wrap and seal (an object for sale) in a transparent sheet of plastic material that is shrunken to a tight-fitting wrapping by the application of heat.
- noun a type of plastic film, usually transparent, that shrinks upon application of heat, and may be used to form a wrapping around objects that fits tightly and closely follows the contours of the wrapped object; -- also called
shrink-pack ,shrinkpack orshrink-wrapping .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A plastic film that is used to protect an item and which during application contracts so it tightly enclose it.
- noun The wrapping around an item that has been shrink-wrapped.
- verb To apply shrink-wrap to (an item).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb wrap something tightly with heated plastic that shrinks upon cooling
- noun the clinging transparent plastic film that is used to shrinkwrap something
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Examples
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Merck has responded by switching from shrink-wrap to plastic or cardboard trays for incoming vials for a majority of its products, Mr. Robinson said.
Shrink Wrap Found in Merck Vaccines Peter Loftus 2011
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Small firms typically buy basic clerical and accounting software in shrink-wrap boxes and run them on a company computer.
Software-as-a-service gives small business powerful tools 2010
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Small firms typically buy basic clerical and accounting software in shrink-wrap boxes and run them on a company computer.
Software-as-a-service gives small business powerful tools 2010
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Sealed Air's products include Bubble Wrap package cushioning and Cryovac fresh-food shrink-wrap.
Sealed Air to Buy Diversey for $2.9 Billion Bob Tita 2011
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That is less than typical Apple Store shrink-wrap prices.
How Microsoft beat Apple to the Mac App Store by four years - and then dumped it 2011
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Sealed Air's products include Bubble Wrap package cushioning and Cryovac fresh-food shrink-wrap.
Sealed Air to Buy Diversey for $2.9 Billion Bob Tita 2011
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Small firms typically buy basic clerical and accounting software in shrink-wrap boxes and run them on a company computer.
Software-as-a-service gives small business powerful tools 2010
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If you look behind the shrink-wrap on the ground, roasts, chops, and filets at the grocery store, you will discover that 83 percent of beef, 4 out of every 5 beef cattle, is processed by four companies, and 66 percent of pork is processed by four companies.
Sam Schabacker: Meet Your Meat: Why We All Should Care Where Our Burger Comes From Sam Schabacker 2010
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You can put an old tea pot and an odd tea cup in a basket of "easter grass", add an old book, shrink-wrap it, and put a price tag on it.
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A trail of his-and-hers clothing lay on the floor beside five-pound bright yellow dumbbells propped up next to a Tae Bo tape that was still in its original plastic shrink-wrap.
The Half Life Jennifer Weiner 2010
bilby commented on the word shrink-wrap
What a newly-graduated psychologist is packaged in.
December 30, 2023