encapsulating
Wrapping up concisely
Encapsulating is wrapping something in a container or covering, literally or figuratively.
A pill encapsulates medicine.
A memoir encapsulates a life.
The word often describes capturing something complex in compact form: That one sentence encapsulates everything wrong with the policy.
In programming, encapsulating means bundling data with the methods that operate on it, hiding internal details from outside access.
Including all within bounds
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- inclusiveCovering all members
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
- all-encompassingIncluding everything without exception
embracing · integrative · enveloping · surrounding · wrapping · enclosing · packaging · bundling
Reducing in volume
- distillingPurifying through vaporization
- synopsisCondensed version of content
- abstractCondensed version of text
- overviewBroad general summary
digest · compendium · epitome · precis · boil down · gist · thumbnail · wrap-up
Protecting from harm
- coatingApplied surface covering
- sealingMaking impermeable
- insulatingPreventing heat or electricity passage
- cocooningRetreating into domestic comfort
barrier · membrane · shell · casing · covering · wrapping · preserving · safeguarding
encompassing
Including all within bounds
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- inclusiveCovering all members
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
all-encompassing · embracing · integrative · enveloping · surrounding · wrapping · enclosing · packaging · bundling · consolidating
condensing
Reducing in volume
- distillingPurifying through vaporization
- synopsisCondensed version of content
- abstractCondensed version of text
overview · digest · compendium · epitome · precis · boil down · gist · thumbnail · wrap-up · essence
shielding
Protecting from harm
- coatingApplied surface covering
- sealingMaking impermeable
- insulatingPreventing heat or electricity passage
cocooning · barrier · membrane · shell · casing · covering · wrapping · preserving · safeguarding · buffering
- representingrepresenting, depicting, portraying, symbolizing, illustrating
- information processingsummarizing, distilling, condensing, simplifying, filtering
- sealingcaulking, capping, corking, heat sealing, hermetic sealing
- print finishinglaminating, embossing, die cutting, folding, trimming
- organizingorganizing, categorizing, grouping, structuring, classifying
- preservationpreserve, preservatives, preservative, canning, freezing
encapsulatingexpanding
Growing in scope
elaborating · expounding · amplifying · unpacking · explicating
encapsulatingreleasing
Allowing to escape
exposing · uncovering · freeing · liberating · opening
encapsulatingobscuring
Making less visible
fragmenting · scattering · muddling · complicating · convoluting