ENCAPSULATION

encapsulation

(noun) the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)

encapsulation

(noun) the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule); “the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

encapsulation (countable and uncountable, plural encapsulations)

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).

(networking) The process of arranging data into packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.

Source: Wiktionary


En*cap`su*la"tion, n. (Physiol.)

Definition: The act of inclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to inclose it in a capsule.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 February 2025

SUMMIT

(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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