"information hiding" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} information hiding (uncountable)
  1. (software, object-oriented programming) The technique to hide information so that it is invisible from the outside of an object. (It is a principle of segregation of design decisions that are most likely to change, so that other parts of the program are protected from extensive modification.) Wikipedia link: information hiding Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming, Software Synonyms: data hiding
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