embedded programming
nounUK /ɪmˈbɛdɪd ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ/
US /ɪmˈbɛdɪd ˈproʊɡræmɪŋ/
Writing computer instructions that make small machines like toys and robots work.
My dad does embedded programming to make the robot vacuum clean the floor by itself.
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2. The job of writing code for gadgets that have a computer inside but do not look like computers.
Embedded programming is used in washing machines, cars, and smart watches.
3. A school subject about making tiny computers do useful tasks.
She took a class in embedded programming to build her own weather station.
4. The work of putting software into a chip so it can control a machine.
The team spent months on embedded programming before the drone could fly.