information hiding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The technique to hide information so that it is invisible from the outside of an object. (It is a principle of segregation of design decisions that are most likely to change, so that other parts of the program are protected from extensive modification.)

Word forms

information hiding data hiding
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