English
Etymology
to disassemble + -er
Noun
wikipedia
en-noun
- 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
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