Encapsulation

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 1Chemistry

 2Biology

 3Computing

 4Rocketry

Chemistry[edit]
 Molecular encapsulation, in chemistry, the confinement of an
individual molecule within a larger molecule

 Micro-encapsulation, in material science, the coating of microscopic

particles with another material

Biology[edit]
 Cell encapsulation, technology made to overcome the existing
problem of graft rejection in tissue engineering applications

Computing[edit]
 Encapsulation (networking), the process of adding control
information as it passes through the layered model

 Encapsulation (computer programming), the combination of

program code and data, and/or restriction of access to data except
through dedicated code

Rocketry[edit]
 Encapsulation, the payload fairing surrounding a payload on a
rocket-powered launch vehicle.
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