assembler

noun

as·​sem·​bler ə-ˈsem-b(ə-)lər How to pronounce assembler (audio)
1
: one that assembles
2
a
: a computer program that automatically converts instructions written in assembly language into machine language

Examples of assembler in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some assemblers got the hang of it quickly and filled four or even five kits at a time. Todd Harmonson, Orange County Register, 16 May 2024 Stoughton Trailers would hire hundreds of assemblers, welders and supervisors in Rock and Dane counties where the company, with nine centers including the one in Evansville, is a major employer and the nation's fourth largest semitrailer manufacturer. Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024 Pegatron is the second biggest iPhone assembler after Foxconn. Yang Jie, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022 So do millions of other working-class people in Mexico — hotel staff, auto assemblers, waiters. Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for assembler 

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Word History

Etymology

assemble + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of assembler was in 1615

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“Assembler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assembler. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

assembler

noun
as·​sem·​bler ə-ˈsem-b(ə-)lər How to pronounce assembler (audio)
1
: one that assembles
2
: a computer program that turns instructions written in assembly language into machine language

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