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Embedded image

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounCommon term

In graphic design, embedded image means: An image whose data is stored inside the document containing it.

In Turkish: gömülü görsel

How it is used

Contrast embedding with keeping a dependency on an external source file.

Example sentences

  1. The embedded image stayed available after we disconnected the shared drive.

    The document already contains the data needed to display the image.

  2. Large embedded images increased the size of the illustration file.

    Storing image data inside the document adds to its own size.

Common collocations

  • embedded image data
  • extract an embedded image
  • packageTo collect a layout file together with all its linked images and fonts into one folder, so another designer or printer can open and print it without missing files.
  • source filesThe original, editable working files of a design, such as AI, PSD, INDD or Figma files, as opposed to final exported files like PDFs or PNGs.

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