Embedded - in Science

In Science

  • In mathematics, embedding is one instance of some mathematical object contained within another instance
    • Graph embedding
  • In computing, an embedded system is a special-purpose system in which the computer is completely encapsulated by the device it controls
  • In computing, embedding media into a text document, forming a compound document
  • In computing, font embedding is inclusion of font files inside an electronic document
  • Distributed generation of energy, also known as embedded generation or decentralized generation
  • In linguistics, a dependent clause is sometimes called an embedded clause
  • In linguistics, center embedding defines the recursive nesting of an element in the middle of a similar element
  • In psychology, self-embedding is an activity in which one pushes items into one's own flesh in order to feel pain
  • In biology, embedding is part of sample preparation for electron microscopes, in which the sample is infused with a plastic, which then hardens so the sample can be cut into thin slices.

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