[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

encapsulation \encap`sula"tion\, n. physiol.
   the act of inclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane
   around any part so as to inclose it in a capsule.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

encapsulation
     n 1: the condition of being enclosed as in a capsule; "the
          encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths"
     2: the process of enclosing as in a capsule

[3] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

encapsulation
     
        1. the technique used by layered protocols in which a layer
        adds header information to the protocol data unit pdu from
        the layer above.  as an example, in internet terminology, a
        packet would contain a header from the physical layer,
        followed by a header from the network layer ip, followed by
        a header from the transport layer tcp, followed by the
        application protocol data.
     
        2. the ability to provide users with a well-defined interface
        to a set of functions in a way which hides their internal
        workings.  in object-oriented programming, the technique of
        keeping together data structures and the methods procedures
        which act on them.
     
        1998-09-07
     
     
see also:
object-oriented programming 

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