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Encapsulated   (French Equivalent: Encapsulé)

DefinitionSaid of a software file or application bundled with all of the other software required to run it. Software-for-hardware emulation of a Microsoft Word 97 document for Windows 95, for example, would require a copy of the Windows 95 operating system, Microsoft Word 97, and the document itself that represent the overall state of the system and can be used to modify it.

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