Encapsulation
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Encapsulation may refer to:
- (in the vernacular) expressing an idea with few words, such as with an adage, proverb, slogan, or jingle
- (in software engineering) the process of enclosing programming elements inside a larger, more abstract entity, similar to information hiding and separation of concerns
- (in electronics) the design and manufacture of protective packages for integrated circuit encapsulation
- (in biomedical engineering) a means to immunoisolate cells to prevent against host rejection upon transplantation into the host.
- in technology material is confined by micro-encapsulation
- in chemistry molecules are confined in molecular encapsulation
- encapsulation is also a dry chemical carpet cleaning process.