encapsulation
/ɪnkapsjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun]
1The action of enclosing something in or as if in a capsule: encapsulation of contaminants within a solid glass-like matrix encapsulation of the iron prevents its interaction with food...
- The average multiflora sets roughly a million seeds a year, and encapsulation in tasty "hips" readily devoured by birds primes them for propagation.
- The company says the encapsulation process or coating allows the probiotics to reach the small intestine unharmed, where they are then triggered for release.
- Processes such as liquid and dry blending, encapsulation, spray drying, dehydration, pasteurization and sterilization give McCormick expert customer support capabilities.
1.1 Computing The process of enclosing a message or signal in a set of codes which allow transfer across networks: proper encapsulation of data for network transmission...
- Outlook can decode the encapsulation to retrieve all the properties of the original message.
- It provides the encapsulation of serial data into TCP or UDP/IP packets for transmission across the Ethernet.
- As the ubiquitous data description and encapsulation standard, XML has quickly evolved into a container for all kinds of data.
1.2 Computing The provision of an interface for a piece of software or hardware to allow or simplify access for the user.Several ISV products have emerged to allow the encapsulation of legacy business logic as a Web service....
- The encapsulation adds overhead, but for optical drives in the PC market, price is much more important than performance.
- A QAction is the encapsulation of a certain action the user can ask the GUI interface to perform.
2The succinct expression or depiction of the essential features of something: his encapsulation of the concept [count noun]: this article is an encapsulation of everything that is wrong with the economy...
- Containing works by some of the biggest names in British art, the show is a miniature encapsulation of the taste of a decade.
- It is an encapsulation of the dreams of our people for two millennia.
- In your career and demeanour we see the complete encapsulation of the New Scotland.