Difference between revisions of "Encapsulation (glossary)"
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Revision as of 21:24, 28 August 2012
Encapsulation is the enclosing of one thing within another or the degree to which it is enclosed. (Citation).
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System encapsulation encloses system elements and their interactions from the external environment, and usually involves a system boundary that hides the internal from the external (see Concepts of Systems Thinking.
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