embedded
English meaning: Embedded
Definition
To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
Example
“to embed something in clay, mortar, or sand”
Another example: “A tracking chip was embedded in the dog's collar.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Neutral and technical; 'embedded' describes something fixed firmly within a surrounding mass ('embedded in concrete'), or, in computing, dedicated software/hardware inside a larger device ('embedded systems'). Also journalism ('embedded reporter').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From 'em-' (to put into) plus 'bed', meaning literally 'to set as in a bed', a 18th-century formation.
Synonyms
- implanted
- ingrained
- lodged
- integrated
- enclosed
Antonyms / Opposites
- detached
- removed
Related Words
- embedding
- sql
- euclidean
- linux
- projective
- processor
- clauses
- manifold
- cpu
- membrane
Common Collocations
- embedded system
- deeply embedded
- embedded in
- embedded software
- embedded journalist
Word Forms
embed (v); embeds; embedded; embedding; embedment (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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