encapsulation

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

Wikipedia encapsulation (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.
2. (computing, programming, in object-oriented programming) Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods).

Translations

act of enclosing in a capsule

French: encapsulation (fr) German: Abkapselung (de)

Japanese: カプセル化 (かぷせるか, kapuseruka) Turkish: encapsulation (tr)

object-oriented programming: grouping together an object's state

Icelandic: hjúpun (is) f.

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French

Etymology

en- + capsule + -ation

Noun

encapsulation f. (plural encapsulations)

1. encapsulation