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noun
The process of disassembling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: assembly, reassembly
noun
The code generated by a disassembler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: dismantling, dismantlement
Antonyms: assembly
Broader terms: activity
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English assembly English disassembly From dis- + assembly.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
