assembler

[ uh-sem-bler ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that assembles.

  2. Computers.

    • Also called as·sem·bly rou·tine [uh-sem-blee roo-teen] /əˈsɛm bli ruˌtin/ . a language processor that translates symbolic assembly language into equivalent machine language.

Origin of assembler

1
First recorded in 1625–35; assemble + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for assembler

assembler

/ (əˈsɛmblə) /


noun
  1. a person or thing that assembles: See compiler (def. 2)

  2. a type of computer program that converts a program written in assembly language into machine code: Compare compiler (def. 2)

  1. another name for assembly language

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