ENCAPSULATE

encapsulate, capsule, capsulize, capsulise

(verb) put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; “capsulize the news”

encapsulate

(verb) enclose in a capsule or other small container

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

encapsulate (third-person singular simple present encapsulates, present participle encapsulating, simple past and past participle encapsulated)

(transitive) To enclose something as if in a capsule.

(transitive) To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary.

(software, object-oriented) To enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes.

(networking) To enclose data in packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 October 2024

EYELESS

(adjective) lacking eyes or eyelike features; “eyeless fish that evolved in dark caves”; “an eyeless needle”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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