1. the action of enclosing something in or as if in a capsule
2. a concise summary that captures the essential features of something
3. the practice of hiding the internal details of a software component from other parts of the system
Usage: computing

Examples

• The encapsulation of the medicine in a gel coating made it easier to swallow.
• Her speech was a perfect encapsulation of the team’s achievements this year.
• The time capsule represented an encapsulation of life in the 1990s.
• Good encapsulation in programming prevents external code from accessing internal data directly.
• The artist’s work was an encapsulation of modern urban anxiety.
• The encapsulation of toxic materials prevented environmental contamination.
• Object-oriented programming relies heavily on encapsulation principles.