To be part of, and firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted
An application that is delivered as a hidden part of a larger system For example, the software in a fuel-injection control system is an embedded application found in many late-model automobiles
An adjective refering to itmes, such as program code or commands, that are built into their carriers
Memory A player with a "built in" memory card is said to have "embedded memory" , or "internal memory" The embedded memory designation is preceded with an integer that describes the capacity of the internal memory of the player (e g : 32MB of Embedded Memory) Many portable audio players have embedded memory; some do not and therefore rely entirely on the memory that is introduced to the player via a built in port, or card slot
An embedded system is a computer that lives inside another device and acts as a component of that device For example, current cars have an embedded computer under the hood that helps regulate much of their day to day operation An embedded file is a file that lives inside another and acts as a portion of that file This is frequently seen with HTML files having embedded audio files; audio files often embedded in HTML include AU files, MIDI files, SID files, WAV files, AIFF files, and MOD files Most browsers will ignore these files unless an appropriate plug-in is present
A characteristic that was created with one application and embedded into a document created by another application Embedding the object, rather than simply inserting or pasting it, ensures that the object retains its original format You can modify the embedded object with the original program In Windows environments, embedding objects is made possible by a technology called OLE
enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass; "found pebbles embedded in the silt"; "stone containing many embedded fossils"; "peach and plum seeds embedded in a sweet edible pulp
In software, pertaining to programming code or a command that is built into its carrier For example, an application program may insert embedded printing commands into a document to control printing and formatting embedded chip or processor See embedded system