Questions tagged [embed]

To "Embed" is to place a software module, object, or application into your own application or web page.

Tag usage:

• Use this tag for questions regarding embedding objects, videos, plug-ins and similar in your application or web site.
• Do not use this tag for embedded systems programming, use embedded instead.
• Do not use this tag for the C programming #embed directive, use c-preprocessor instead.

Embedding has advantages:

• This lets the developer use proven functionality without having to code it himself.
• The user gets a consistent experience that they may be familiar with from other applications, sites or devices.
• The support base is often larger for the embedded component.

Embedding has drawbacks:

• The embedded component may have security or stability flaws that are not immediately discernible to the developer.
• The object is usually "as-is". So improvements or customization may be very difficult.
• Royalties, fees, and/or restrictions may apply.

See these Wikipedia articles:

• Compound document

See also, these related tags:

embeddable embedded-browser embedded-code embedded-container embedded-control embedded-database embedded-db embedded-fonts embedded-language embedded-media embedded-object embedded-resource embedded-script embedded-video embedding font-embedding oembed