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==Programming convenience==

Wrapper functions can be used to make writing computer programs easier. An example of this is the MouseAdapter and similar classes in the Java AWT library.<ref>[http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/events/mouselistener.html The Java Tutorials]</ref>

==Library functions and system calls==

Many library functions such as in the [[C Standard Library]] act as an interface (abstraction) for [[system call]]s. For example, "fork" and "execve" are GLIBC functions that call the "fork" and "execve" system calls, respectively.{{citation-needed}}

==See also==