"encapsulation" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-encapsulation.wav Forms: encapsulations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} encapsulation (countable and uncountable, plural encapsulations)
  1. The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of enclosing in a capsule): 封装 (fēngzhuāng) (Chinese Mandarin), kapselointi (Finnish), encapsulation (French), Abkapselung (German), カプセル化 (kapuseruka) (alt: かぷせるか) (Japanese), încapsulare [feminine] (Romanian), encapsulación (Spanish), encapsulation (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-encapsulation-en-noun-QxpHib~4 Disambiguation of 'act of enclosing in a capsule': 94 3 3
  2. (programming, object-oriented programming) Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming, Programming Translations (object-oriented programming: grouping together an object's state): zapouzdření [neuter] (Czech), enkapsuligo (Esperanto), kapselointi (Finnish), encapsulation (French), Kapselung [feminine] (German), ενθυλάκωση (enthylákosi) [feminine] (Greek), hjúpun [feminine] (Icelandic), پنهانیدن (Persian), پنهانش (Persian)
    Sense id: en-encapsulation-en-noun-JKkTTnke Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 48 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 55 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 61 21 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 51 24 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 63 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 15 67 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 63 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 63 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 62 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 57 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 16 63 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 15 66 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 59 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 16 63 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 16 63 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 66 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 16 65 20 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of "object-oriented programming: grouping together an object's state": 3 82 15
  3. (networking) The process of arranging data into packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Networking Translations (networking: arranging data into packets): paketointi (Finnish), لفیدن (Persian), لفش (Persian)
    Sense id: en-encapsulation-en-noun-fzOspHxK Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'networking: arranging data into packets': 2 9 89

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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