Complete Definition of "disassembler"

English

Etymology
to disassemble + -er

Noun
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en-noun

  1. computing: A disassembler is a computer program that examines another computer program and attempts to generate Assembly language source code that would, in theory, reproduce the target program.

Usage notes
The term "disassembler" is properly applied only to programs that produce Assembly Language output. If the output is in another programming language such as C, the program is called a decompiler instead.

Related terms
disassemble
assembly
assembler

See also
compiler
decompile
reverse engineering

Translations
French: désassembleur

fr:disassembler
zh:disassembler

Revision and Credits for"disassembler"
  • 2007-05-30 11:53 - Widsith - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/213.248.55.67|213.248.55.67]] ([[User_talk:213.248.55.67|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:AutoFormat|AutoFormat]]

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