replace contentious use of "encapsulation"

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Marten Seemann
2021-07-21 20:33:20 +02:00
parent b88752aa7c
commit 41e70c28fd

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@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ A multiaddr generally represents a path through a stack of successively
"higher-level" protocols that can be traversed to some destination.
For example, the `/ip4/7.7.7.7/tcp/1234` multiaddr starts with `ip4`, which is
the lowest-level protocol that requires an address. The `tcp` protocol is
encapsulated within `ip4`, so it comes next.
the lowest-level protocol that requires an address. The `tcp` protocol runs on
top of `ip4`, so it comes next.
The multiaddr above consists of two components, the `/ip4/7.7.7.7` component,
and the `/tcp/1234` component. It's not possible to split either one further;