English Explanatory Dictionary

embed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
  2. To include (something) in surrounding matter.
  3. To encapsulate within another document or data file.
  4. To define a one-to-one function from one set to another so that certain properties of the domain are preserved when considering the image as a subset of the codomain.
noun
  1. One thing embedded within another, as:
  2. An embedded reporter or journalist, such as a war reporter assigned to and travelling with a military unit, or a political reporter assigned to follow and report on the campaign of a candidate.
  3. An element of an advertisement, etc. serving as a subliminal message.
  4. A digital object embedded within another, which is often a document.
  5. A piece of computer hardware embedded within another physical object, which is often a larger IT device.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈbɛd/ /ɛmˈbɛd/ en-us-embed.ogg /ˈɛm.bɛd/

Word forms

embed embeds embedding embedded imbed

Etymology

From em- + bed.

Derived words

cryoembed disembed embeddability embeddable embedder embedment reembed unembed

Translations

Danish: indlejre i Dutch: inbedden in Finnish: upottaa French: plonger dans German: einbetten Hungarian: beágyaz Italian: inglobare Norwegian Bokmål: innsvøpt Norwegian Bokmål: innfestet Romanian: îngloba
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