embedded

English

Etymology

From embed +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈbɛdɪd/, /ɛmˈbɛdɪd/

• Audio (Canada):

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Adjective

embedded (comparative more embedded, superlative most embedded)

1. Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.

   Coordinate terms: inset (adjective), recessed (adjective)

   • 1839-1843, Charles Darwin, The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle:

     Near Maldonado I saw estuary shells of recent species embedded in clay, and raised above the level of a neighbouring fresh-water lake.

   • 1980, Stoneman requirements:

     That is, a program which will execute in an embedded target computer is developed on a host computer which offers extensive support facilities.

2. Partially buried in concrete or planted in earth.
3. (algebra, of an associated prime of a module) Not minimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes), i.e. having a proper sub-ideal which is an associated prime.

   Antonym: isolated

Verb

embedded

1. simple past and past participle of embed

Derived terms

• embedded clause
• embeddedness
• embedded software
• embedded system
• nonembedded

Translations

part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into

Dutch: ingebed (nl) Finnish: sulautettu French: imbriqué (fr), incrusté (fr), inclus (fr) German: eingebettet (de) Greek: πακτωμένος (el) m (paktoménos), εμφυτευμένος (el) m (emfytevménos), ενσωματωμένος (el) m (ensomatoménos) Portuguese: incrustado, embutido (pt) m Russian: встро́енный (ru) (vstrójennyj), внедрённый (vnedrjónnyj) Spanish: empotrado (es) m, incrustado (es) m, embebido (es) m Turkish: ankastre (tr), gömülü (tr) Ukrainian: вкла́дений (vkládenyj), вбудо́ваний (uk) (vbudóvanyj)

partially buried in concrete or planted in earth

Dutch: verankerd (nl), vastgebetonneerd Greek: χωμένος (el) m (choménos), μπηγμένος (el) m (bigménos), φυτευτός (el) m (fyteftós) Portuguese: incrustado Ottoman Turkish: كوممه (gömme) Spanish: incrustado (es) m

References

• embedded on Wikipedia.Wikipedia