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encapsulation definition

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1 : in packaging, the process of sealing or covering a circuit for mechanical and environmental protection. 2 : in computer software systems, a technique in which data is packaged with its corresponding procedures. In object-oriented technology, the mechanism for encapsulation is the object.

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