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/ɪmˈbɛd/ verb

To set or fix firmly and deeply into a surrounding material or context; in digital media, to insert content from one source into another.

From 'em-' (variant of 'in-') plus 'bed,' literally meaning to place in a bed or foundation. The computer science usage emerged in the 1990s with web development, extending the physical concept to digital insertion.

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