encapsulation
Americannoun
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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.
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the act or process of summarizing or condensing information.
Like a headline writer, I was looking for a brief encapsulation of certain salient facts.
Etymology
Origin of encapsulation
Vocabulary lists containing encapsulation
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Example Sentences
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The result is more of a strung-out patchwork than a theatrical encapsulation of Prokofiev’s 3-act, more than 2-hour score.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
“On the Morning After the Sixties” is a beautiful encapsulation of her aesthetic and point of view in a very brief format.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
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.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2025
For a few minutes on Sunday afternoon, Wimbledon's Centre Court became the perfect encapsulation of the current tensions between humans and machines.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025
This process of encapsulation has been estimated to take about six weeks.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
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