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embed
/ɪmˈbɛd/
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What does embed mean?
verb
- To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
- To include (something) in surrounding matter.
- To encapsulate within another document or data file.
More meanings (5)
verb
- 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
- 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.
- An element of an advertisement, etc. serving as a subliminal message.
- A digital object embedded within another, which is often a document.
- A piece of computer hardware embedded within another physical object, which is often a larger IT device.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɪmˈbɛd/
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We probably take a quite erroneous view, when we assume that sediment is being deposited over nearly the whole bed of the sea, at a rate sufficiently quick to embed and preserve fossil remains.
I believe we are continually taking a most erroneous view, when we tacitly admit to ourselves that sediment is being deposited over nearly the whole bed of the sea, at a rate sufficiently quick to embed and preserve fossil remains.