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Decapsulation

nounid 2251·updated May 12, 2026
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Decapsulation is the process of stripping off one layer's headers and passing the rest of the packet up to the next higher layer on the protocol stack.

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Variants

plural
Decapsulations
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Decapsulation's
pluralpossessive
Decapsulations'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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Decapsulation is the process of stripping off one layer's headers and passing the rest of the packet up to the next higher layer on the protocol stack.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Decapsulation is the process of stripping off one layer's headers and passing the rest of the packet up to the next higher layer on the protocol stack.
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