assembly

English

/əˈsɛmb.lɪ/, /əˈsɛmb.li/

noun
Definitions
  • A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
  • The act of put putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.
  • A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.
  • A legislative body.
  • (military) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.
  • (computing)
  • (computing) In Microsoft .NET, a building block of an application, similar to a DLL, but containing both executable code and information normally found in a DLL's type library. The type library information in an assembly, called a manifest, describes public functions, data, classes, and version information.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English assemblee derived from asemblee derived from Old French asemblee.

Origin

Old French

asemblee

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