Definition of encapsulation Encapsulation
en•cap•su•la•tion
We found 6 definitions of encapsulation from 4 different sources.
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What does encapsulation mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: encapsulations |
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| encapsulation - the process of enclosing (as in a capsule) | ||
| physical process, process a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" | ||
| encapsulation - the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule); "the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths" | ||
| status, condition the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- encapsulation (Noun)
The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around any part so as to enclose it in a capsule. - encapsulation (Noun)
Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ its data and the operations that may alter or interrogate it its methods. THE BOOK OF RUBY by HUW COLLINGBOURNE. Copyright © 2009 Huw Collingbourne, ‘Encapsulation’ or ‘Information Hiding’?, p. 140.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- encapsulation (n.)
The act of inclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to inclose it in a capsule.
Part of speech
🔤- encapsulation, noun, singular of encapsulations.
