English

Noun

encapsulation ‎(plural encapsulations)

1. The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
2. (programming, object-oriented programming) Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods).^[1]
3. (networking) The process of arranging data into packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.

Translations

References

1. ↑ Huw Collingbourne, The Book of Ruby, ‘Encapsulation’ or ‘Information Hiding’?, page 140

French

Etymology

en- + capsule + -ation

Noun

encapsulation f ‎(plural encapsulations)

1. encapsulation
2. (object-oriented programming) encapsulation