assembler

Definition

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.

Etymology

From assemble + -er.

Example Sentences

• "The system includes an 8080 and a Z80 assembler, a Tektronix format downloader and other utilities."
• "I wrote that program in assembler."
• "Our father worked as an assembler in a radio factory that would go out of business in the early 1960s, […]"

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