transitive verb embedded -·bed′·ded, embedding -·bed′·ding

1. to set (flowers, etc.) in earth
2. to set or fix firmly in a surrounding mass to embed tiles in cement
3. to fix in the mind, memory, etc.
4. Comput. to insert (an identification code, a virus, a routine for monitoring access, etc.) into a software program
5. to assign (an observer) to a group engaged in some activity to embed journalists with a combat unit

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