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assembler

/əˈsɛmb(ə)lɚ/

assembler noun: a program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools.

Noun

assembler (countable and uncountable, plural assemblers)

  1. (countable) A program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools.
    • The system includes an 8080 and a Z80 assembler, a Tektronix format downloader and other utilities.1982, InfoWorld, volume 4, number 10, page 35
  2. (informal, uncountable) Assembly language.
    • I wrote that program in assembler.
  3. (countable) One who assembles items.
    • Our father worked as an assembler in a radio factory that would go out of business in the early 1960s, […]2014, Howard Waldrop, Things Will Never Be the Same: A Howard Waldrop Reader
  4. (countable) A nanodevice capable of assembling nanodevices, possibly including copies of itself, according to a plan.
    • Assembler (nanotechnology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

assembler meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

assembler in Tamil

பொறிமொழியாக்கி, இயற்று மொழித் தொகுப்பி, சில்லு மொழி மாற்றி, தமிழ்ச் சொற்கள் திரட்டு

assembler in Vietnamese

program that converts assembly language to machine code
trình hợp dịch

Synonyms of assembler

Forms of assembler

pluralassemblers

Plural of assembler: assemblers

Origin of assembler

From assemble + -er.

Words formed from assembler

Phrases with assembler

Questions about assembler

What does assembler mean?
Assembler means a program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools.
What is assembler in Tamil?
Assembler in Tamil is பொறிமொழியாக்கி, இயற்று மொழித் தொகுப்பி, சில்லு மொழி மாற்றி. See Assembler meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is assembler?
Assembler is a noun.
How do you pronounce assembler?
Assembler is pronounced /əˈsɛmb(ə)lɚ/.
What is the plural of assembler?
The plural of assembler is assemblers.

Words near assembler in the dictionary

  1. assemblances
  2. assemblaunce
  3. assemblaunces
  4. assemble
  5. assembled
  6. assembler
  7. assembler language
  8. assembler languages
  9. assemblers
  10. assembles
  11. assemblest

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