unencapsulate

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verb

To remove from encapsulation.

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Meanings

verbunencapsulate (third-person singular simple present unencapsulates, present participle unencapsulating, simple past and past participle unencapsulated)

present singular third person unencapsulates · participle present unencapsulating · participle past unencapsulated · past unencapsulated

  1. transitivecomputingTo remove from encapsulation.

    This subtle change would, in effect, unencapsulate the data structure, since Line 15 would then perform a shallow copy.

    2009, William McAllister, Data Structures and Algorithms Using Java, page 93

Origin

From un- + encapsulate.

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APA

unencapsulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unencapsulate

MLA

“unencapsulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unencapsulate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unencapsulate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unencapsulate.

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