Definition of Encapsuletion
En*cap`su*la"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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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)
, the technique of
keeping together data structures and the methods (procedures)
which act on them.
(1998-09-07)
- The Free Online Computing Dictionary
- The act of inclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to inclose it in a capsule.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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