Assembler
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈsɛmb(ə)lɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Assembler is a noun meaning (computer languages, informal, chiefly uncountable) Assembly language.
Meaning
(computer languages, informal, chiefly uncountable) Assembly language.
More Meanings
- (countable) One who assembles items.
- (nanotechnology, countable) A nanodevice capable of assembling nanodevices, possibly including copies of itself, according to a plan.
- (programming, 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.
Example Sentences
I wrote that program in assembler.
Assembler (nanotechnology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
The system includes an 8080 and a Z80 assembler, a Tektronix format downloader and other utilities.
Our father worked as an assembler in a radio factory that would go out of business in the early 1960s, […]
Word Forms
- assemblers
Synonyms for assembler
Depending on context, synonyms include ASM, assembly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include editor, assembly, assemble, assembling, relocatable, builder.
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