encapsulation — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.

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   Recent studies demonstrate that encapsulation of the healing agent provides successive repair by reducing the capsules’ diameter to the material granulometry [2] and by casting them through materials compatible to concrete (i.e., [3]).

2. Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods).

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3. The process of arranging data into packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.

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Noun

1. the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule)

   Broader terms

   conditionstatus

   Examples

   the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths

2. the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)

   Broader terms

   processphysical process