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What does encapsulation mean?

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  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) Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods).
  3. (networking) The process of arranging data into packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.
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Several ISV products have emerged to allow the encapsulation of legacy business logic as a Web service.
As the ubiquitous data description and encapsulation standard, XML has quickly evolved into a container for all kinds of data.
Commonly used with endoscopes and diagnostic equipment, the material can also be used for potting and encapsulation.
The encapsulation adds overhead, but for optical drives in the PC market, price is much more important than performance.
The company's encapsulation technology coats the probiotic to protect it from moisture, high humidity and acidity.
A QAction is the encapsulation of a certain action the user can ask the GUI interface to perform.

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