Tuesday, March 15, 2011

assembly language Previous Terms-of-the-Day Term of the Day XML/RSS feed Term of the Day Google Gadget    Term of the Day on Twitter A programming language that is once removed from a computer's machine language. Machine languages consist entirely of numbers and are almost impossible for humans to read and write. Assembly languages have the same structure and set of commands as machine languages, but they enable a programmer to use names instead of numbers. Each type of CPU has its own machine language and assembly language, so an assembly language program written for one type of CPU won't run on another. In the early days of programming, all programs were written in assembly language. Now, most programs are written in a high-level language such as FORTRAN or C. Programmers still use assembly language when speed is essential or when they need to perform an operation that isn't possible in a high-level language. Previous Terms of the Day Assembly Language Resources Webopedia is on Facebook, Let's connect!  Webopedia is on Facebook, are you? Let's connect! Join more than 2,200 Webopedia fans on Facebook and interact with the site's editors, post messages on the "Webopedia Wall," plus add comments on term definitions, articles, discuss technology and even suggest topics for inclusion in Webopedia.

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