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Data encapsulation is the mechanism whereby the implementation details of a class are kept hidden from the user. It is the binding (or wrapping) the code and the data into a single unit. The user can only perform a restricted set of operations on the hidden members of the class by executing special functions commonly called methods.

Data encapsulation may refer to:

The wrapping of private data in classes in object-oriented programming languages: see Encapsulation (object-oriented programming), information hiding, separation of concerns
The wrapping of network data by a lower layer in the OSI model into a single unit where a higher layer can extract the relevant data:
see Encapsulation (networking)

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-Data encapsulation is the mechanism whereby the implementation details of a class are kept hidden from the user. It is the binding (or wrapping) the code and the data into a single unit. The user can only perform a restricted set of operations on the hidden members of the class by executing special functions commonly called ''methods''. '''Data encapsulation''' may refer to:
+'''Data encapsulation''' is the mechanism whereby the implementation details of a class are kept hidden from the user. It is the binding (or wrapping) the code and the data into a single unit. The user can only perform a restricted set of operations on the hidden members of the class by executing special functions commonly called ''methods''.
+Data encapsulation may refer to:
 * The wrapping of private data in classes in object-oriented programming languages: see [[Encapsulation (object-oriented programming)]], [[information hiding]], [[separation of concerns]]
-* The wrapping of network data by a lower layer in the [[OSI model]] into a single unit where a higher layer can extract the relevant data: see [[Encapsulation (networking)]]
+* The wrapping of network data by a lower layer in the [[OSI model]] into a single unit where a higher layer can extract the relevant data:
+*see [[Encapsulation (networking)]]
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