Definitions for "Embedded object"
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A data object that retains the original editing and operating functionality of the application that created it, while physically residing in another document.
Data stored in a document that originated from another application. Differing from a linked object, this type of object doesn't have its own file on the disk. However, it runs its source application for editing when you double-click it. For example, a Paint Shop Pro graphic embedded in a Word 97 document.
Information created in one document and inserted into another document. Embedded objects can be edited from within the destination document.
An object created in another application and then inserted in a PowerPoint presentation. Embedded objects can be linked to their original source for automatic updating (see "Linked object").
a copy of information from a source document which is inserted in a target document
a media file, document, program, or any other thing that can be played, displayed, executed, or interacted with inline on a Web page
a media file that is played inline in a Web page
an object that is completely contained within the client document
An object that is created in a source file and inserted into a destination file, without maintaining a connection between the two files. After it is embedded, the object becomes part of the destination file and changes that you make to the embedded object are reflected only in the destination file.
OLE object created in a server application that is stored as part of a container application file. Compare linked object.
A document or part of a document from one program that appears inside a document from another program. The embedded object does not show changes in the source document unless you manually update it.
Embedded objects such as Java applets, Microsoft Component Object Model (COM) objects (e.g. ActiveX Controls and ActiveX Document embeddings), and plug-ins that reside in an HTML document.
Information created in another application that has been pasted inside a document. When information is embedded, you can edit it in the new document by using toolbars and menus from the original program. When you double-click the embedded icon, the toolbars and menus from the program used to create the information appear. Embedded information is not linked to the original file. If you change information in one place, it is not updated in the other. See also linked object.
An OLE object may be embedded as opposed to linked. To embed, the OLE object is asked to save its data (a file, for instance) into a structured storage area in (or embed its data into) the container's storage. The OLE object then runs from the data in the storage, instead of from data in a (linked) file.
A document (the source) stored inside of another document (the container). For example, a Word document could be stored in an OLE field of the Access database. The information is actually stored in the container rather than pointing to a linked document somewhere else on a disk.
A copy of an object or file pasted into another file. For instance, users can incorporate a small spreadsheet created with spreadsheet software into a word processing report. If they want to edit that spreadsheet later, they select and begin editing it using the spreadsheet program's tools but the word processor will remain open to the document at the same time. Objects and files embedded within the Microsoft Windows operating environment/system use Windows' Object Linking and Embedding (OLE).
An object (e.g., an image or a flow chart) created with one software application and embedded into a document created by another application. Embedding the object, rather than simply inserting or pasting it, ensures that the object retains its original format. In fact, you can modify the embedded object with the original application. (Adapted from Webopedia)
a copy of a source document in another document, possibly created in a different application. The embedded object is independent of the source object, so changes to the embedded object are not reflected in the source object, and changes to the source are not reflected in the destination document, unless you re-embed it. [Back to Alpha List
Information created in another program that has been pasted inside your document. When information is embedded, you can edit the information in the new document using toolbars and menus from the original program. To edit the embedded information, double-click it and the toolbars and menus from the program used to create the information appear. Embedded information is not linked to the original source. If you change information in one place, it is not updated in the other. See also: OLE; package; source document