Enclosure was the legal process in England of enclosing a number of small landholdings to create one larger farm.

Enclosure or enclosed may also refer to:

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  • Enclosure, an enclosed area of agricultural land; see Field<!--note this more a dict def, is not a synonym, not covered well there, but possibly better than Open-field system-->
  • Enclosure (archaeology), an area of land separated from surrounding land by earthworks, walls, or fencing

Structures

  • Container, device creating a partially or fully enclosed space
  • Enclosure castle, a defended residence or stronghold

Animal confinement

  • Pen (enclosure), an enclosure for holding animals
  • Cage, an enclosure often made of mesh, bars or wires, used to confine, contain or protect something or someone
  • Paddock, a small enclosure for horses
  • Pasture, land used for grazing

Engineering

  • Housing (engineering), enclosures for components, machinery
  • Enclosure (electrical), a cabinet for electrical or electronic equipment
  • Computer enclosure or computer case
  • 3D printer enclosure, encapsulation that can provide better control of the environment around a 3D printer
  • Loudspeaker enclosure, the box containing a loudspeaker system
  • Disk enclosure, a specialized chassis designed to hold and power disk drives

Music

  • Enclosure (Merzbow album), 1987
  • Enclosure (John Frusciante album), 2014
  • "Enclosure", a song from the album Metal Gear Solid Original Game Soundtrack
  • * Enclosure (jazz), a technique in jazz compositions

Other uses

  • RSS enclosure, a pointer to a media file from a web feed
  • Enclosure, a document or item accompanying a letter
  • The Enclosure, a 1961 novel by Susan Hill
  • Enclosure (film), a 1961 film
  • Enclosure Historic District, a historic district located in Nutley, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
  • Digital enclosure, a model of interrogating the relationship that has arisen between surveillance and the new emerging interactive economy

See also

  • Enclosed religious orders, religious orders separated from the external world
  • Oppidum, a large fortified Iron Age settlement
  • Cloister (from Latin ', "enclosure"), a feature running along the walls of buildings forming a quadrangle
  • Close (disambiguation)
  • Cover (disambiguation)
  • Container (disambiguation)
  • Receptacle (disambiguation)
  • Wrap (disambiguation)