#data hiding
- To hide — To place an object, person, or structural entity in a sheltered, secret, or inaccessible place away from sight to prevent it from being found or seen; to conceal, mask, or keep secret a truth, feeling, or intention. As a reflexive verb, it refers to a person placing themselves in a hidden shelter or refuge to evade pursuit or observation.
- Concealment — The act of hiding and its result; the process of placing an object, piece of information, or person into a state of concealment, invisibility, or structural protection. In criminal law, it refers to the illicit act of concealing goods derived from crimes or harboring offenders, while in programming it represents isolating code execution details (encapsulation).