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.

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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

Example Sentences

In recent years, hydropower exports have been a key economic driver, while garment factories, electronics assemblers and other light-manufacturing firms have relied on the American market.

From Barron's

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

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

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