embedded

Set deep inside

Embedded means fixed firmly within a surrounding mass or context.

A splinter is embedded in skin; a journalist is embedded with military troops, living and traveling with them.

In computing, embedded code or media sits within a larger document or system: an embedded video in a webpage, an embedded chip in a device.

The word suggests something so integrated it can't easily be separated from its context.

physical

implanted

Inserted into tissue

set · inlaid · sunken · recessed · nestled · wedged · stuck · anchored · secured · mounted

ingrained

deep-seated

Firmly established within

inherent · innate · instinctive · habitual · deep-rooted · indelible · ingrained · subconscious · automatic · second-nature

concealed

hidden

Kept out of sight

obscured · veiled · camouflaged · disguised · covert · shrouded · ensconced · sequestered · nested · sheltered

computing

code

Symbolic communication system

processor · chip · software · programming · IoT · Arduino · hardware · Linux · device · controller

integrated

incorporated

Legally formed as company

seamless · native · inherent · unified · merged · blended · woven · intertwined · fused · assimilated

journalism

reporter

One who gathers news

warzone · troops · combat · frontline · coverage · dispatches · war · assignment · unit · battalion

linguistics

quotation

Cited passage or price

  • clauseProvision in agreement
  • sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
  • phraseWords forming partial meaning

structure · subordinate · nested · parenthetical · syntax · construction · recursion · grammar · discourse · utterance

Categories
Opposites
physical attachment/fixedness

embeddedloose

Not firmly secured

dislodged · detached · free · removable · unattached

integration/incorporation

embeddedseparate

To set apart

standalone · independent · unintegrated · modular · detachable

journalistic/military positioning

embeddedindependent

Free from external control

unattached · freelance · external · outside · remote

Phrases
Family

embedding, embeddings, embedded systems, embeddable

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