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as·sem·bly 
[uh-sem-blee] Pronunciation Key
[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.
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| 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]
] —Synonyms 1, 2. assemblage, gathering, congress, meeting. See convention. 2. throng. 3. congress, representatives.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| as·sem·bly
(ə-sěm'blē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. as·sem·blies
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| 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] |
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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)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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