disassemble

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English

Etymology

dis- +‎ assemble

Pronunciation

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Verb

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  1. To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly.
    To perform the repair it was necessary to disassemble most of the mechanism.
  2. (computing) To convert machine code to a human-readable, mnemonic form.

Usage notes

Do not confuse disassemble (take apart) with dissemble (hide information deceptively).

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