disassembler

Computer program that translates machine language into assembly language

Instance of: software category
Subclass of: programming tool
, translator

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A disassembler is a computer program that translates machine language into assembly language—the inverse operation to that of an assembler. The output of disassembly is typically formatted for human-readability rather than for input to an assembler, making disassemblers primarily a reverse-engineering tool. Common uses include analyzing the output of high-level programming language compilers and their optimizations, recovering source code when the original is lost, performing malware analysis, modifying software, and software cracking.

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Opposite of: assembler
Uses: machine code
Product or material produced: assembly language
Different from: decompiler
Has use: reverse engineering
software cracking
debugging
malware analysis

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