Associations to the word «Encapsulate»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

ENCAPSULATE, verb. Enclose in a capsule or other small container.
ENCAPSULATE, verb. Put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke