encapsulate

English

/ɪnˈkæps(j)ʊˌleɪt/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To enclose something as if in a capsule.
  • (transitive) To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary.
  • (software) To enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes.
  • (networking) To enclose data in packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

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