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embedded - definition and meaning
Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective enclosed or fixed firmly in a surrounding mass; surrounded on all sides.
adjective inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
verb Simple past tense and past participle of embed .
adjective Part of; firmly , or securely surrounded ; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted .
adjective Partially buried in concrete or planted in earth .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
adjective inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole
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The name embedded on the plastic in no way resembled the name ‘Steven,’ but George resisted the urge to question him about it.
Down the Road Bowie Ibarra 2009
The name embedded on the plastic in no way resembled the name ‘Steven,’ but George resisted the urge to question him about it.
Down the Road Bowie Ibarra 2009
Claire wishes she had an illness with her name embedded in it, a claim so poetically tragic.
Some Fun Antonya Nelson 2006
Claire wishes she had an illness with her name embedded in it, a claim so poetically tragic.
Some Fun Antonya Nelson 2006
Claire wishes she had an illness with her name embedded in it, a claim so poetically tragic.
Some Fun Antonya Nelson 2006
I like to use the term embedded more than internal, since it makes explicit the fact that the DSL piggybacks the infrastructure of an existing language (aka the host language of the DSL).
Ruminations of a Programmer 2009
A term embedded with meaning, a title built on strict principles and rituals that still somehow added up to a very vague reality.
Ugly Americans Mezrich, Ben, 1969- 2004
The short version is that certain embedded media made changes to recent entries.
Embedding Change, And Why It Was Important rayce 2009
I am a software engineer in embedded systems with over ten years of experience.
Bundling II, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
No, as I already stated, I work in embedded systems, which nowadays means vxWorks from WindRiver, who does not compete with Microsoft.
Bundling II, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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