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== English == === Alternative forms === imbed === Etymology === From em- +‎ bed. === Pronunciation === verb: IPA(key): /ɪmˈbɛd/, /ɛmˈbɛd/, (regional) /əmˈbɛd/ Rhymes: -ɛd noun: IPA(key): /ˈɛm.bɛd/ === Verb === embed (third-person singular simple present embeds, present participle embedding, simple past and past participle embedded) (transitive) To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed. (transitive, by extension) To include (something) in surrounding matter. (transitive, computing) To encapsulate within another document or data file. (mathematics, transitive) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === embed (plural embeds) One thing embedded within another, as: (journalism) 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. (computing) A digital object embedded within another, which is often a document. (computing) A piece of computer hardware embedded within another physical object, which is often a larger IT device. ==== Further reading ==== embed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia