encapsulate
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encapsulate
- /ɪnˈkæps(j)ʊˌleɪt/
verb encapsulates · encapsulating · encapsulated · incapsulate
- To enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule. At a rate of six inches a year, the salt closes in on the waste and encapsulates it for what engineers say will be millions of years.
- To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary. It's a little moment that seems to encapsulate her appeal ...
- To enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes.
- To enclose data in packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.
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verb to enclose as if in a capsule
| Português | encapsular, embrulhar |
|---|---|
| Français | encapsuler |
| Deutsch | einkapseln, kapseln, verkapseln |
| Română | încapsula, capsula |
verb to epitomize
| 한국어 | 요약하다 yoyakhada, 집약하다 jibyakhada |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 概括 gàikuò, 梗概 gěnggài |
| Português | resumir, sintetizar, epitomizar |
| Deutsch | zusammenfassen |
verb object-oriented programming: To enclose objects in a common interface
| 中文 | 封装 fēngzhuāng |
|---|---|
| Français | encapsuler |
| Deutsch | kapseln |
| Русский | инкапсули́ровать inkapsulírovatʹ |
verb networking: to enclose data in packets
| Deutsch | kapseln |
|---|
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@misc{encapsulate_2026,
title = {encapsulate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/encapsulate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
