Etymology of embed

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verb

To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed. · To include (something) in surrounding matter. · To encapsulate within another document or data file. · 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.

noun

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. · A digital object embedded within another, which is often a document. · A piece of computer hardware embedded within another physical object, which is often a larger IT device.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English embed From em- + bed.

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