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Encapsulation vs Capping - What's the difference?

encapsulation | capping |

As nouns the difference between encapsulation and capping

is that encapsulation is the act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule while capping is the act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.

As a verb capping is

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encapsulation

English

Noun

(wikipedia encapsulation) (en noun)
  • The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
  • Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods).Huw Collingbourne, The Book of Ruby'', ''‘Encapsulation’ or ‘Information Hiding’? , page 140
  • (label) The process of arranging data into packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.

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    capping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
  • *, II.17:
  • *:I am very prodigall of cappings , namely in Summer, and I never receive any from what quality of men soever, but I give them as good and as many as they bring, except he be some servant of mine.
  • (geology) Rock that overlies a mineral deposit.
  • The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
  • The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
  • (mathematics) The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.