Embedded or embedding (alternatively imbedded or imbedding) may refer to:

Science

Embedding In mathematics, an embedding (or imbedding) is one instance of some mathematical structure contained within another instance, such as a group (mathematics), group that is a subgroup. When some object X is said to be embedded in another object Y ...

, in mathematics, one instance of some mathematical object contained within another instance **

Graph embedding In topological graph theory, an embedding (also spelled imbedding) of a graph G on a surface \Sigma is a representation of G on \Sigma in which points of \Sigma are associated with vertices and simple arcs (homeomorphic images of ,1/math>) ...

* Embedded generation, a

distributed generation Distributed generation, also distributed energy, on-site generation (OSG), or district/decentralized energy, is electrical generation and storage performed by a variety of small, grid-connected or distribution system-connected devices referred ...

of energy, also known as decentralized generation * Self-embedding, in psychology, an activity in which one pushes items into one's own flesh in order to feel pain * Embedding, in biology, a part of sample preparation for microscopes *

Embeddedness In economics and economic sociology, embeddedness refers to the degree to which economic activity is constrained by non-economic institutions. The term was created by economic historian Karl Polanyi as part of his substantivist approach. Polanyi ...

, in economics and economic sociology, refers to the degree to which economic activity is constrained by non-economic institutions.

Computing

Embedded system An embedded system is a specialized computer system—a combination of a computer processor, computer memory, and input/output peripheral devices—that has a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electronic system. It is e ...

, a special-purpose system in which the computer is completely encapsulated by the device it controls * Embedding, installing media into a text document to form a compound document ** , a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) element that inserts a non-standard object into the HTML document * Web embed, an element of a host web page that is substantially independent of the host page * Font embedding, inclusion of font files inside an electronic document *

Embedding (machine learning) Embedding in machine learning refers to a representation learning technique that maps complex, high-dimensional data into a lower-dimensional vector space of numerical vectors. It also denotes the resulting representation, where meaningful patterns ...

, a technique (or its resulting representation) that maps complex, high-dimensional data into a lower-dimensional vector space of numerical vectors **

Word embedding In natural language processing, a word embedding is a representation of a word. The embedding is used in text analysis. Typically, the representation is a real-valued vector that encodes the meaning of the word in such a way that the words that ...

, the embedding method when applied to words *

Vector embedding In natural language processing, a word embedding is a representation of a word. The embedding is used in text analysis. Typically, the representation is a real-valued vector that encodes the meaning of the word in such a way that the words that a ...

, representing concepts and information by reference to similar concepts, in a multi-dimensional space. Similar to ''word embeddings'' but with wide applicability.

Linguistics

* Embedded clause or

dependent clause A dependent clause, also known as a subordinate clause, subclause or embedded clause, is a certain type of clause that juxtaposes an independent clause within a complex sentence. For instance, in the sentence "I know Bette is a dolphin", the claus ...

: one that provides a sentence element with additional information, but which cannot stand alone as a sentence *

Center embedding In linguistics, center embedding is the process of embedding a phrase in the middle of another phrase of the same type. This often leads to difficulty with parsing which would be difficult to explain on grammatical grounds alone. The most frequ ...

, recursive nesting of an element in the middle of a similar element

Art

Embedded journalism Embedded journalism refers to war correspondents being attached to military units involved in armed conflicts. While the term could be applied to many historical interactions between journalists and military personnel, it first came to be used in ...

, under the control of one side's army in a military conflict * ''Embedded'' (play), a 2003 play by Tim Robbins about embedded journalists covering military conflict in the US-Iraq war * ''Embedded'' (Mark Seymour album), 2004 * ''Embedded'' (Meathook Seed album), 1993 * "Embedded", a song by Job for a Cowboy from the 2007 album ''

Genesis Genesis may refer to: Religion * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of humankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Bo ...

'' * Embed Series, works by artist Mark Jenkins * ''Embedded'', a novel by

Dan Abnett Daniel P. Abnett ( ; born 12 October 1965) is an English comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and has worked on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, since ...

* ''Embedded'' (film), a 2016 erotic political thriller film * ''Embedded'', a news podcast by

NPR National Public Radio (NPR) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It serves as a national Radio syndication, syndicator to a network of more ...

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