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disassembly
Disassembly (noun) means the process of taking something apart.
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1
The process of taking something apart.
"Across spans of millions of years, mountain ranges tear themselves apart through suicidal erosion. But lately, experts warn, the pace of disassembly has accelerated, stoked by the human-made climate crisis."
— Paul Salopek, Hazard Cascade (2026)
"RUD stands for “rapid unscheduled disassembly” – a fancy way to say “crashed.”"
— Eliott C. McLaughlin and Melissa Alonso, SpaceX Falcon 9 launches and deploys satellite, days after another rocket crashed in Texas (2020)
2
The assembly code produced by a disassembler.
"If you can trace back through the disassembly to where the variable is first loaded into a register, you can often discover its value or its address by inspecting that register."
— Jason Gregory, Game Engine Architecture (2014)
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What is the meaning of disassembly?
"disassembly" (noun) means the process of taking something apart.
What is another word for disassembly?
Other words for "disassembly" include dismantling, dismantlement.
What is the opposite of disassembly?
The opposite of "disassembly" is assembly.
What are the different meanings of disassembly?
"disassembly" has 2 main meanings: 1. The process of taking something apart; 2. The assembly code produced by a disassembler.
