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disassemble | dis |

As a verb disassemble

is to take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly.

As a numeral dis is

ten.

disassemble

English

Verb

  • To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly.
    • To perform the repair it was necessary to disassemble most of the mechanism.
  • (computing) To convert machine code to a human-readable, mnemonic form.

    • Related terms

    * assembly * disassembly * disassembler

    dis

    English

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation of disrespect.

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (informal)

    • Noun

    (disses)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (disir)
  • Any of a group of minor female deities in Scandinavian folklore.
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  • * 1997 , ‘Egil's Saga’, tr. Bernard Scudder, The Sagas of Icelanders (Penguin 2001, p. 67)

    • Etymology 3

    Representing a colloquial or dialectal pronunciation of this.

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • (slang, or, eye dialect) This.

    • Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (slang, or, eye dialect) This.

    • Anagrams

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