There are many old HTML element which were originally part of the specification, but have been removed. The <embed> element, on the other hand, has been around for a long time, but has only been added to the official specification as of HTML5.
Still maybe not a great idea
While <embed> is perfectly valid, and the preferred way to embed third-party applications, such as Flash, it might not be a good idea to use. That is to say — maybe you don’t want to embed Flashor Java applications in your web page. (Just a suggestion.)
Not for media, either
The <embed> attribute was originally used both for applications (like Flash) and also for media — movies and audio. You can now use HTML5’s new media elements, <audio> and <video>.
Was used to indicate a download source for a plugin required in order to run the embedded application. Not a part of the HTML specification.
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