encapsulation

noun

1. The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.

2. programmingobject-orientedGrouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods).

3. networkingThe process of arranging data into packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.

4. The condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule)

   “the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths”