encapsulate

ɛnˈkæpsjʊˌleɪt

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Definition of encapsulate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

summarysummarize information in a brief form

The report encapsulates the main findings of the study.

abridge

condense

summarize

physicalenclose something in a capsule or container

The scientist encapsulated the sample for the experiment.

contain

encase

enclose

technology

TECH.

enclose objects in a common interface

TECH.

The developer encapsulated the functions within a single module.

encase

enclose

package

networking

TECH.

enclose data in packets for transmission

TECH.

The protocol encapsulates the data for secure transmission.

enclose

package

wrap

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Origin of encapsulate

Latin, in (in) + capsula (small box)

Terms with encapsulate included in their meaning

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embed

technology

encapsulate data within another document or file

object-oriented language

technology

programming language using objects to encapsulate data and behavior

containerise

technology

encapsulate software applications into containers

Examples of encapsulate in a sentence

He managed to encapsulate the idea in one sentence.
They encapsulated the medicine in a gel capsule.
The company encapsulated the fragrance in tiny beads.
The software encapsulates data for secure transmission.
He encapsulated the code to improve its reusability.
Routers encapsulate packets to route them efficiently.

The software encapsulates messages for network transfer.

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French:résumer, encapsuler, ...
German:zusammenfassen, verkapseln, ...
Italian:riassumere, racchiudere, ...
Spanish:resumir, encapsular, ...
Portuguese:resumir, agrupar, ...
Chinese:概括, 封装, ...
Japanese:要約する, カプセル化する, ...
Arabic:لَخَّصَ, غَلَّفَ, ...
Hebrew:לְתַמְצֵת, לְקַפְסֵל, ...
Russian:кратко изложить, заключить, ...
Ukrainian:узагальнювати, інкапсулювати, ...
Hindi:सारांशित करना, कैप्सूल में बंद करना, ...
Bengali:সারসংক্ষেপ করা, ক্যাপসুলে আবদ্ধ করা, ...
Catalan:resumir, encapsular, ...
Czech:shrnout, zapouzdřit, ...
Danish:opsummere, indkapsle, ...
Dutch:samenvatten, insluiten, ...
Greek:συνοψίζω, εγκυστώνω, ...
Hungarian:összefoglalni, bekapszulázni, ...
Khmer:សង្ខេប, ដាក់ក្នុងកន្សោម, ...
Korean:요약하다, 캡슐에 넣다, ...
Persian:خلاصه کردن, در کپسول قرار دادن, ...
Polish:podsumować, zamknąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):resumir, encapsular, ...
Romanian:a rezuma, a încapsula, ...
Swedish:sammanfatta, kapsla in, ...
Thai:สรุป, บรรจุ, ...
Turkish:özetlemek, kapsüllemek, ...
Vietnamese:tóm tắt, bọc kín, ...

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