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assembler

assembler

1 7.0
A program that turns assembly instructions into code the computer can run
  • noun
  • /əˈsɛmblər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ensamblador
  • Now, you expect that assembler to produce you a runnable executable binary.
  • a High-Level Assembler
  • assemblers and compilers
  • Level Assembler

So we learned that the assembler brings us from assembly code to machine code.

Examples

  • So we learned that the assembler brings us from assembly code to machine code.

  • All programming can be done in Assembler.

    Blog text (19)
  • I could do everything in assembler, given enough time and patience.

    Blog text (25)
  • So let's save that, run the assembler, get our EPROM back in the programmer here and program it.

  • A standard assembler then turns a verified interface to the low-level functionality of the operating system into an object file.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Russian students are also exposed to the basics of assembler, and more recently, with either LISP or PROLOG.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The software development environment for the systems includes an assembler, a C cross-compiler, and a rudimentary monitor-level debugger.

    Academic text (1995)
  • And you get an integrated development environment, and that means: editor, assembler, in-circuit debugger support, programmer support, and best of all: a simulator.

    Blog text (25)
  • Since each one involves a new set of instructions, any assemblers, compilers, linkers, and debuggers must be reworked for the new architectures.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The assembler translates the assembly language instructions into machine code that the CPU can understand.

Synonyms

assembly program
vsassembler
  • Specialized
5.9

A computer tool that translates assembly language into code the computer can run

has identical meaning but differs only in written form

How Low-level

assembler
  • Specialized
1 7.0
compiler
  • Specialized
14 5.5
translator
  • Specialized
7 4.1

Surface Forms

assembler singular
assemblers plural

Morphology

assembler = assemble (transparent) = assemble + er

Straightforward agent‑nominal formation: a person or program that assembles; domain specifics do not change the basic derivation.

Etymology

The word assembler comes from the verb assemble, which comes from an old Latin root simul meaning 'together'. In computing, an assembler 'puts together' many simple computer instructions into machine code, like a builder joining parts to make a working program.