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The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: object-oriented programming
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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The process of arranging data into packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
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the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: process, physical process
the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths
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Broader terms: condition, status
From en- + capsule + -ation or encapsulate + -ion.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
封装
(fēngzhuāng)
— act of enclosing in a capsule
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Finnish:
kapselointi
— act of enclosing in a capsule
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French:
encapsulation
— act of enclosing in a capsule
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German:
Abkapselung
— act of enclosing in a capsule
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Indonesian:
enkapsulasi
— act of enclosing in a capsule
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Japanese:
カプセル化
(kapuseruka)
— act of enclosing in a capsule
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Romanian:
încapsulare
— act of enclosing in a capsule
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Spanish:
encapsulación
— act of enclosing in a capsule
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Turkish:
encapsulation
— act of enclosing in a capsule
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Czech:
zapouzdření
— object-oriented programming: grouping together an object's state
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Esperanto:
enkapsuligo
— object-oriented programming: grouping together an object's state
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Finnish:
kapselointi
— object-oriented programming: grouping together an object's state
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French:
encapsulation
— object-oriented programming: grouping together an object's state
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German:
Kapselung
— object-oriented programming: grouping together an object's state
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Greek:
ενθυλάκωση
(enthylákosi)
— object-oriented programming: grouping together an object's state
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Icelandic:
hjúpun
— object-oriented programming: grouping together an object's state
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Persian:
پنهانیدن
— object-oriented programming: grouping together an object's state
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Persian:
پنهانش
— object-oriented programming: grouping together an object's state
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Finnish:
paketointi
— networking: arranging data into packets
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Persian:
لفیدن
— networking: arranging data into packets
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Persian:
لفش
— networking: arranging data into packets