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embedded

adj
/ɪmˈbɛdɪd/UK

Etymology

From embed + -ed.

  1. derived from *bʰedʰh₂-✻ — “to dig”
  2. inherited from *badją✻ — “resting-place, plot of ground”
  3. inherited from *badi✻
  4. inherited from bedd
  5. inherited from bed
  6. prefixed as embed — “en + bed”
  7. formed as embedded — “embed + -ed”

Definitions

  1. Part of

    Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.

    • Near Maldonado I saw estuary shells of recent species embedded in clay, and raised above the level of a neighbouring fresh-water lake.
    • 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.

  3. Not minimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes), i.e. having a proper…

    Not minimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes), i.e. having a proper sub-ideal which is an associated prime.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. simple past and past participle of embed

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at embedded. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at embedded. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at embedded

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA