assembler

[ uh-sem-bler ]

noun

1. a person or thing that assembles.
2. Computers.
   1. Also called as·sem·bly rou·tine [uh, -, sem, -blee roo-teen]. a language processor that translates symbolic assembly language into equivalent machine language.
   2. assembly language.

assembler

/ əˈsɛmblə /

noun

1. See compiler
   a person or thing that assembles See compiler
2. See compiler
   a type of computer program that converts a program written in assembly language into machine code Compare compiler
3. See assembly language
   another name for assembly language

Word History and Origins

Origin of assembler¹

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

Example Sentences

Additionally, assemblers that incorporate Huawei or third-party chips into their devices for the benefit of Huawei will also need to apply for a license, according to the Commerce official.

From Fortune

Nothing—whereas Penman had been reared in the factory where they were made, and had long been a foreman "assembler."

From Project Gutenberg

She first put on The corselet of the cloud-assembler God,870 Then arm'd her for the field of wo complete.

From Project Gutenberg

She first put on The corslet of the cloud-assembler God, Then arm'd her for the field of wo, complete.

From Project Gutenberg

He was evidently no maker of clocks as "bits o' mechanism," or an assembler of parts.

From Project Gutenberg

In the hymns of the Rigveda he is the assembler of the people, the king, the pattern of just dealing.

From Project Gutenberg

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