What is Encapsulation and how can it defend abstractions against corruption?

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Published on 2010-03-21T13:57:03Z Indexed on 2010/03/21 14:01 UTC
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It's quoted from a report by Bjarne:

Encapsulation – the ability to provide guarantees that an abstraction is used only according to its specification – is crucial to defend abstractions against corruption.

Can someone explain this?

Thanks

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