EMBEDDED
/ɛmˈbɛdɪd/
15
Scrabble
17
WWF
E(1) M(3) B(3) E(1) D(2) D(2) E(1) D(2)
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Definition
/ɛmˈbɛdɪd/
verb
- To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.“to embed something in clay, mortar, or sand”
- (by extension) To include in surrounding matter.“We wanted to embed our reporter with the Fifth Infantry Division, but the Army would have none of it.”
- To encapsulate within another document or data file.“The instructions showed how to embed a chart from the spreadsheet within the wordprocessor document.”
- 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.
adjective
- Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.
- Partially buried in concrete or planted in earth.
Source: Wiktionary
