encapsulation

[en-kap-suh-ley-shuhn, -syoo-]

noun

1. the act or process of placing or containing something within or as if within a capsule.

   Abatement of lead contamination includes strategies such as paint removal and encapsulation, or permanently covering the contaminated soil.

   This software protocol is used for encapsulation of various higher-level protocols.

2. the act or process of summarizing or condensing information.

   Like a headline writer, I was looking for a brief encapsulation of certain salient facts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of encapsulation¹

encapsul(ate) ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

Example Sentences

The deadpan exchange has ricocheted across social media as a perfect encapsulation of the odd, stiff-smiling dynamic between two politicians who recently spent months raging against each other online.

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As an encapsulation of Rosalía's creative impulse, it's almost too perfect.

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Reggaeton is the perfect encapsulation of how real artists embrace difference, drawing inspiration from diversity that exposes them to sounds, visions and ideas they’ve never experienced before.

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And it’s also the perfect encapsulation of an emerging culinary-adjacent dichotomy: Human breast milk consumption is more visible than ever, but consuming the actual stuff still feels pretty taboo.

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Some parents will get the placenta dehydrated and turned into vitamin-style tablets through a process called encapsulation.

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