Definition von „assembly“ auf Englisch

noun

1. A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.

   • In order to change the bearing, you must first remove the gearbox assembly.

2. The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.

   • instructions for assembly
   • some assembly required
   • assembly line

3. A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.

   • school assembly
   • freedom of assembly

4. (politics) A legislative body.

   • the General Assembly of the United Nations
   • New York State Assembly

5. (military) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.

6. (computing) Ellipsis of assembly language.

7. (computing, Microsoft .NET) A building block of an application, similar to a DLL, but containing both executable code and information normally found in a DLL's type library. The type library information in an assembly, called a manifest, describes public functions, data, classes, and version information.