assemblerroutine

noun

UK /əˈsɛmblə ruːˈtiːn/

US /əˈsɛmblər ruːˈtiːn/

A small set of steps a computer follows to do a job, written in a very basic computer language.

The programmer wrote an assembler routine to make the robot move its arm.

SYNONYMS

assembly routine assembly program low-level routine machine routine

RELATED WORDS

assembler assembly language subroutine opcode microcode

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A reusable block of assembly code that performs a specific task inside a larger program.

The graphics library calls an assembler routine to draw each pixel quickly.

3. A short sequence of machine-level instructions used to handle hardware events.

The keyboard interrupt jumps to an assembler routine that reads the pressed key.

4. A teaching example of step-by-step low-level instructions for learning how computers work.

In class, we traced an assembler routine that adds two numbers.