Meaning & use
embedded
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Fixed firmly and deeply within something else, or closely integrated into a system or group.
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A tiny fragment of glass was embedded in her shoe.
The reporter was embedded with the troops during the campaign.
A note on using this word
Widely used in technology ('embedded software'), journalism ('embedded reporter'), and everyday speech about deeply held beliefs.
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