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Embedded systems are a cornerstone of the electronics industry today. An embedded system is a computer or processor based system that has been designed for a specific purpose. The system gains its name from the fact that the software is embedded into it for a particular application. The embedded system is not like a PC or other computer that can run a variety of programmes and fulfil a whole host of tasks. The item using an embedded system is designed for a specific task and has its software preloaded, although updates may be undertaken from time to time. Embedded systems basics It may be asked what is an embedded system. With many processor based systems and computers it is useful to define what an embedded system is. A convenient definition for an embedded system is: An embedded system is any computer system contained within a product that is not described as a computer. Using this embedded system definition it is possible to understand the various basic characteristics