assembler

[uh-sem-bler]

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

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of assembler¹

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

Example Sentences

We have to become better builders, wiser custodians and smarter assemblers of resilient, resistant communities if we intend to live here in the numbers that we are.

From Los Angeles Times

Navarro had said Musk is "not a car manufacturer. He's a car assembler, in many cases."

From BBC

It was in response to an interview Navarro gave in which he described Tesla as a "car assembler", rather than a manufacturer, because of its use of foreign-made parts.

From BBC

"These de novo or reference-guided assemblers are pretty well-established tools that entail a whole operational pipeline with repeat detection or structural variants' identification being just some of their functionalities," Segarra said.

From Science Daily

Getting a cell to make any type of protein involves two key steps: ferrying amino acids to the ribosome, the cell’s protein assembler, and coaxing the ribosome to stitch them onto a growing protein.

From Science Magazine

Related Words

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