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encapsulate verb

  /ɪnˈkæps(j)ʊˌleɪt/
  • (transitive) To enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule.
  • (software, object-oriented) To enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes.
 encapsuler

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