Dictionary Definition
assembler n : a program to convert assembly
language into machine language [syn: assembly
program]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- A tool that reads source code
written in assembly
language and produces executable machine code, possibly
together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other
tools.
- “This assembler is much faster than the old one.”
- In the context of "Computing": (informal) Assembly
language.
- “I wrote that program in assembler.”
- One who assembles items.
- A nano-device capable of assembling nano-devices, possibly including copies of itself, according to a plan.
Synonyms
Translations
A tool that reads source code written in
assembly language and produces executable machine code
Derived terms
See also
Czech
Noun
assembler- assembler (computing)
French
Pronunciation
Verb
assemble- to assemble
Conjugation
Extensive Definition
Assembler may refer to:
- Assembler for an assembly language, a computer program to translate between lower-level representations of computer programs
- Assembler (bioinformatics), a program to perform genome assembly
- Assembler (nanotechnology), a conjectured construction machine that would manipulate and build with individual atoms or molecules
- Assembler (artist), a stage name of avant-garde electronic musician Nobukazu Takemura
- The Assembler species, a fictional alien race in Star Wars
assembler in German: Assembler