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assembler

American  
[uh-sem-bler] / əˈsɛm blər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that assembles.

  2. Computers.

    1. Also called assembly routine.  a language processor that translates symbolic assembly language into equivalent machine language.

    2. assembly language.

assembler British  
/ əˈsɛmblə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that assembles See compiler

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

  3. another name for assembly language

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Etymology

Origin of assembler

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

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