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/əˈsɛmb(ə)lɚ/ · as-sem-bler
noun
- 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. The assembler was used to compile the low-level code for the embedded system.
- Assembly language. I wrote that program in assembler.
- One who assembles items. The assembler carefully fitted the parts together to create the new device.
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Did you know? The term 'assembler' is often used interchangeably with 'compiler', but technically, an assembler only translates assembly language into machine code, whereas a compiler translates higher-level languages into machine code.