embedded

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈbɛdɪd/, /ɛmˈbɛdɪd/

Verb

embedded

1. simple past and past participle of embed

Adjective

embedded (comparative more embedded, superlative most embedded)

1. 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.

2. Partially buried in concrete or planted in earth.

Derived terms

• embedded system

Translations

part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into

• Dutch: ingebed (nl)
• Finnish: sulautettu
• French: imbriqué (fr), incrusté (fr), inclus (fr)
• German: eingebettet (de)
• Greek: πακτωμένος (el) m (paktoménos), εμφυτευμένος (el) m (emfytevménos), ενσωματωμένος (el) m (ensomatoménos)
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• Portuguese: incrustado, embutido (pt) m
• Russian: встро́енный (ru) (vstrójennyj), внедрённый (ru) (vnedrjónnyj)
• Spanish: empotrado (es) m
• Turkish: sokmak (tr)

partially buried in concrete or planted in earth

• Dutch: verankerd (nl), vastgebetonneerd
• Greek: χωμένος (el) m (choménos), μπηγμένος (el) m (bigménos), φυτευτός (el) m (fyteftós)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: incrustado
• Spanish: incrustado (es) m

References

• embedded on Wikipedia.Wikipedia