that would be a controller. embedded in a similar vein means that a controller or whatever is embedded in a bigger stand-alone system, and thus not it isn't sta

that would be a controller. embedded in a similar vein means that a controller or whatever is embedded in a bigger stand-alone system, and thus not it isn't stand-alone on its own. a desktop is stand-alone. A webserver isn't but the internet its part of isn' really stand-alone. Mobiles were called embedded, but newer phones with apps are rather stand-alone. All are embeddable.