disassembler

English

Etymology

disassemble +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• Audio (UK):

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Noun

disassembler (plural disassemblers)

1. (computing) 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

• assembler
• assembly
• disassemble

Translations

program that translates machine code into assembly language

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: disassembler m
• Finnish: konekielen takaisinkääntäjä
• French: désassembleur (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Disassembler m
• Japanese: 逆アセンブラー (gyaku asenburā)
• Polish: dezasembler m
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

See also

• compiler
• decompile
• reverse engineering