Definition of "assembler" in English

noun

1. (programming, countable) A program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools.

2. (computer languages, informal, chiefly uncountable) Assembly language.

   • I wrote that program in assembler.

3. (countable) One who assembles items.

4. (nanotechnology, countable) A nanodevice capable of assembling nanodevices, possibly including copies of itself, according to a plan.

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