Index Definition: Embedded Object Description: Embeds an object into a web page. Usually used for media files. This is a Netscape tag that works something like the IMG tag.
vb. To insert information created in one program, such as a chart or an equation, into another program. After the object is embedded, the information becomes part of the document. Any changes made to the object are reflected in the document.
fonts: To include the fonts used in a package of files to transport a presentation to a different computer. objects: To insert an object onto a slide, like a chart or spreadsheet, from another program without linking the object to the original. Changes to the original will not show on the slide. Changes to the object on the slide will not show in the original.
Information created in one document and inserted into another document.
To insert information that was created in one document into another document. The embedded object can be edited directly from within the document. to embed' you must be using applications that support object linking and embedding.
Put a picture or other object into a file in such a way that it becomes part of the file. This can be done by direct pasting, or by leaving "Link to File" unchecked, or by checking "Save with Document". Embedding is quicker than linking, and ensures that the file will keep its pictures or other objects at all times, no matter in which directory or computer it is opened. Embedded objects add hugely to file size.
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The embed HTML tags EMBED/EMBED allow for a wide variety of objects to be placed or "embedded" within HTML documents. Shockwave movies are placed in Web pages using the embed tags.
to insert information stored in one format into information in another format, for example a graphic into a text file.