assembler
IPA: ʌsˈɛmbɫɝ
noun
- (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.
- (computer languages, informal, chiefly uncountable) Assembly language.
- (countable) One who assembles items.
- (nanotechnology, countable) A nanodevice capable of assembling nanodevices, possibly including copies of itself, according to a plan.
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Examples of "assembler" in Sentences
- The V8 assembler is based on the Strongtalk assembler.
- These are usually removed from the assembled machine code by the assembler.
- The input to the assembler is a source file (or a list of source files) containing assembly language statements.
- If this would be enough, we could also call assembler a functional language, because we can use it to write functional code too.
- One kind of nanomachine is the assembler, which is a tiny factory that can manufacture other machines, including replicas of itself.
- Even if the actual memory chip manufacturer is identifiable, the assembler is the one programming the SPD with all the timing, manufacturer, and serial number info.
- The output of the assembler is a file containing binary program code that can either be run as a program on the PC, or combined with other modules (using a linker) to make a program.
- The assembler was a direct reflection of the underlying architecture and instruction set; it was primarily a tool to help the developer think in terms of the steps the processor executed.
- These unannounced changes by the assembler are the cause of Western suppliers holding unnecessary stocks; they feel they must buffer themselves against sudden surges in ordering by the assemblers.
- After the code was created on the PDP-1, it was transferred on paper tape to the Honeywell computer, where it was converted into the Honeywell’s machine language, a chore handled by a program known as an assembler, which converted the code into the 1s and 0s the 516 could understand.
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