encapsulation
encapsulation · encapsulations
Abkapselung, Kapselung
The act of enclosing in a capsuleThe act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
Abkapselung
the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)
(countable, uncountable)Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods).
Kapselung
(countable, uncountable)The process of arranging data into packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.
Translations
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By meaning 2
act of enclosing in a capsule:
object-oriented programming: grouping together an object's state:
Origin
From en- + capsule + -ation or encapsulate + -ion.From en- + capsule + -ation or encapsulate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: encapsulations| Singular | encapsulation |
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Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable