Encapsulation

[ɪn,kæpsə'leɪʃən] or [ɪn,kæpsə'leʃən]

(noun.) the process of enclosing (as in a capsule).

(noun.) the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule); 'the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths'.

Typed by Helga--From WordNet

(n.) The act of inclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to inclose it in a capsule.

Edited by Elena