assembler

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈsɛmblə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə sem′blər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
as•sem•bler  (ə sem′blər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that assembles.
  2. Computing
    • Also called assembly routine. a language processor that translates symbolic assembly language into equivalent machine language.
    • See assembly language. 
  • assemble + -er1 1625–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
assembler /əˈsɛmblə/ n
  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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'assembler' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
assemble - compiler - object program - source program - assembly - assembly routine - object code - source code

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