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Asked: 2026-05-13T06:36:40+00:00

Possible Duplicate: Abstraction VS Information Hiding VS Encapsulation The definitions of abstraction and encapsulation

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Abstraction VS Information Hiding VS Encapsulation

The definitions of “abstraction” and “encapsulation” seem very similar to me. I always confuse these terms. Please, clarify the difference by showing examples.

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  1. Editorial Team

    In this forum post a short but clear (I think) answer is provided:

    Encapsulation has two faces; data
    abstraction and information hiding.
    Data abstraction is a type seen from
    the outside. Information hiding is a
    type seen from the inside.

    • Abstraction focuses on the outside view of an object (i.e. the interface)
    • Encapsulation (information hiding ) prevents clients from seeing its
      inside view, where the behavior of the
      abstraction is implemented
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