assembler
Americannoun
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a person or thing that assembles.
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Computers.
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Also called assembly routine. a language processor that translates symbolic assembly language into equivalent machine language.
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noun
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a person or thing that assembles See compiler
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a type of computer program that converts a program written in assembly language into machine code Compare compiler
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another name for assembly language
Etymology
Origin of assembler
Example Sentences
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Using an assembler in Germany, it takes grape juice, ferments it with bacteria which does not produce alcohol, and adds Chinese green tea to offer complexity and tannins.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Foxconn, which until recently was best known as an iPhone assembler for Apple, has consolidated its position in the AI supply chain, by making AI servers for U.S. tech giants including Amazon and Nvidia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
Navarro had said Musk is "not a car manufacturer. He's a car assembler, in many cases."
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025
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 • Jan. 10, 2024
The assembler did not go off anywhere, but he had to shift his feet to gather in his materials and to push away his finished piece.
From My Life and Work by Ford, Henry
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