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Old Jan 24th, 2006, 1:27 PM   #6
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A wrapper is just what the word says. You know burritos? Well they are wrappers around some meat, beans and more. In programming, a wrapper also means a layer, this is used to make it simpeler for the next time/person. The wrapper often wraps around some protocol, in this case it's around sockets.
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