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Bundling of data

In software systems, encapsulation refers to the bundling of data with the mechanisms or methods that operate on the data. It may also refer to the limiting of direct access to some of that data, such as an object's components. Essentially, encapsulation prevents external code from being concerned with the internal workings of an object. Wikipedia →

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Fundamentals of Computer Programming with CSharp Free Book (by Nakov & Co.)Svetlin Nakov · 2013
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