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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