enclave

Meaning

Noun

1. A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.
2. A group that is set off from a larger population by its characteristic or behavior.
3. An isolated portion of an application's address space, such that data in an enclave can only be accessed by code in the same enclave.

Verb

To enclose within a foreign territory.

Synonyms

enclosure

inclusion

scattered landholdings

detached land

administrative enclave

Translations

enclave

Enklave

enclave

enclave

enclave

enclave

enclavament

enclavar

inclusión

الجيب

yerleşim bölgesi

Einschluß

περιοχή μέσα σε αλλοεθνές έδαφος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛnkleɪv/

Etymology

Borrowed from French enclave, from Middle French enclave (“enclave”), deverbal of enclaver (“to inclose”), from Old French enclaver (“to inclose, lock in”), from Vulgar Latin *inclāvāre (“to lock in”), from in + Latin clavis (“key”) or clavus (“nail, bolt”). Compare inlock.