encapsulation

US /ɪnˌkæp.sjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
UK /ɪnˌkæp.sjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
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1.

the action of enclosing something in or as if in a capsule

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The drug requires special encapsulation for targeted delivery.
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The tiny sensors are protected by a strong plastic encapsulation.
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enclosurepackagingcasingsheathingwrapping
2.

(in object-oriented programming) the bundling of data with the methods that operate on that data, or the restricting of direct access to some of an object's components

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Good encapsulation in programming leads to more maintainable code.
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The principle of encapsulation hides the internal implementation details of a class.
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data hidinginformation hiding