The difference between Assembler and Assembly language

When used as nouns, assembler means a program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools, whereas assembly language means a programming language in which the source code of programs is composed of mnemonic instructions, each of which corresponds directly to a machine instruction for a particular processor.


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  1. Assembler as a noun (programming):

    A program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools.

    Examples:

    "This assembler is much faster than the old one."

  2. Assembler as a noun (computer languages, informal):

    Assembly language.

    Examples:

    "I wrote that program in assembler."

  3. Assembler as a noun:

    One who assembles items.

  4. Assembler as a noun (nanotechnology):

    A nanodevice capable of assembling nanodevices, possibly including copies of itself, according to a plan.

  1. Assembly language as a noun (computer languages):

    A programming language in which the source code of programs is composed of mnemonic instructions, each of which corresponds directly to a machine instruction for a particular processor.

    Examples:

    "A skilled programmer can write very fast code in assembly language."