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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
as·sem·bly       [uh-sem-blee] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -blies.
1.an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday's assembly.
2.a group of persons gathered together, usually for a particular purpose, whether religious, political, educational, or social.
3.(often initial capital letter) Government. a legislative body, esp. the lower house of the legislature in certain states of the U.S.: a bill before the assembly; the New York State Assembly.
4.Military.
a.a signal, as by drum or bugle, for troops to fall into ranks or otherwise assemble.
b.the movement of forces, tanks, soldiers, etc., scattered by battle or battle drill, toward and into a small area.
5.the putting together of complex machinery, as airplanes, from interchangeable parts of standard dimensions.
6.Machinery. a group of machine parts, esp. one forming a self-contained, independently mounted unit.
Compare subassembly.


[Origin: 1275–1325; ME assemblee < MF, lit., (that which is) assembled, fem. ptp. of assembler to assemble]

1, 2. assemblage, gathering, congress, meeting. See convention. 2. throng. 3. congress, representatives.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
as·sem·bly       (ə-sěm'blē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. as·sem·blies
    1. The act of assembling.
    2. The state of being assembled.
    3. The putting together of manufactured parts to make a completed product, such as a machine or electronic circuit.
    4. A set of parts so assembled.
  1. A group of persons gathered together for a common reason, as for a legislative, religious, educational, or social purpose.
  2. Assembly The lower house of the legislature in certain U.S. states.
    1. The putting together of manufactured parts to make a completed product, such as a machine or electronic circuit.
    2. A set of parts so assembled.
  3. A signal by bugle or drum for troops to come together in formation.
  4. Computer Science The automatic translation of symbolic code into machine code.
  5. Computer Science An assembly language.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
assembly

noun
1. a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit 
2. the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) [syn: fabrication] [ant: disassembly
3. a public facility to meet for open discussion [syn: forum
4. a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose 
5. a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together 
6. the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly" [ant: disassembly

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This

ASSEMBLY language
An early system on the IBM 702.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):1959-05-16].
(1996-06-27)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Assembly

As*sem"blage\, n. [Cf. F. assemblage. See Assemble.]

1. The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

In sweet assemblage every blooming grace. --Fenton.

2. A collection of individuals, or of individuals, or of particular things; as, a political assemblage; an assemblage of ideas.

Syn: Company; group; collection; concourse; gathering; meeting; convention.

Usage: Assemblage, Assembly. An assembly consists only of persons; an assemblage may be composed of things as well as persons, as, an assemblage of incoherent objects. Nor is every assemblage of persons an assembly; since the latter term denotes a body who have met, and are acting, in concert for some common end, such as to hear, to deliberate, to unite in music, dancing, etc. An assemblage of skaters on a lake, or of horse jockeys at a race course, is not an assembly, but might be turned into one by collecting into a body with a view to discuss and decide as to some object of common interest.

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