Enclosure (disambiguation) explained

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:

Land

• Enclosure, an enclosed area of agricultural land; see Field
• 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
• 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

See also

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