Encapsulation may refer to:
Chemistry
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Molecular encapsulation
In supramolecular chemistry, molecular encapsulation is the confinement of a guest molecule inside the cavity of a supramolecular host molecule (molecular capsule, molecular container or cage compounds). Examples of supramolecular host molecule ...
, in chemistry, the confinement of an individual molecule within a larger molecule
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Micro-encapsulation, in material science, the coating of microscopic particles with another material
Biology
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Cell encapsulation, technology made to overcome the existing problem of graft rejection in tissue engineering applications
Computing and electronics
* An alternate term for
conformal coating or
potting Potting may refer to:
* Potting, in pottery, the making of pots, generally on the potter's wheel
* Potting (electronics), the encapsulation of electronic components
* In farming and gardening, potting is planting a plant in a pot, such as a flowe ...
, which protects electronic components
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Encapsulation (networking), the process of adding control information as it passes through the layered model
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Encapsulation (computer programming), the combination of program code and data, and/or restriction (hide) of access to data except through dedicated code
Rocketry
* Encapsulation, the payload fairing surrounding a payload on a rocket-powered launch vehicle.
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