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Encapsulation vs Coating - What's the difference?

encapsulation | coating |

As nouns the difference between encapsulation and coating

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 coating is a thin outer layer.

As a verb coating 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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    coating

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A thin outer layer.
    • They painted on a coating to protect it from the weather.
  • (archaic) Cloth for making coats.

    • Verb

    (head)
    • We spent hours coating the truffles with cocoa powder so they wouldn't be sticky.

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