embedded
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmˈbɛdɪd/, /ɛmˈbɛdɪd/
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Adjective
embedded (comparative more embedded, superlative most embedded)
- Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.
- 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.
- Partially buried in concrete or planted in earth.
- (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
Derived terms
- embedded software, embedded system
Translations
part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into
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partially buried in concrete or planted in earth
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