encapsulation
41encapsulation — See encapsulate. * * * …
42encapsulation — noun a) The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule. b) Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods) …
43encapsulation — Enclosure in a capsule or sheath. [L. in + capsula, dim. of capsa, box] * * * en·cap·su·la·tion (ən kap″su laґshən) 1. any act of inclosing in a capsule. 2. a physiologic process of inclosure in a sheath made up of a substance not …
44encapsulation — n. state of being enclosed within a capsule; act of placing or enclosing in a capsule; insertion of all methods and data needed for independent operation into one program; (Telecommunications) inclusion of one data structure within another …
45Encapsulation — A process for covering the surface of an optical disk with a protective layer …
46encapsulation — en·capsulation …
47encapsulation — See: encapsulate …
48encapsulation — /ɛnˌkæpsjəˈleɪʃən/ (say en.kapsyuh layshuhn) noun 1. the enclosure of one thing within another thing. 2. a summary or abridgement. 3. Medicine the hardening of tissue around a breast implant …
49encapsulation — The process of inserting the frame header and data from a higherlevel protocol into the data frame of a lower level protocol. See also tunneling …
50encapsulation — In object oriented programming, making both data and processing private (i.e., hidden) within an object. This allows the object to be modified without creating problems elsewhere in the program …
