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Disassemble vs Dismantle - What's the difference?

disassemble | dismantle |

Dismantle is a antonym of disassemble.



As verbs the difference between disassemble and dismantle

is that disassemble is to take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly while dismantle is to divest, strip of dress or covering.

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

    dismantle

    English

    Verb

    (dismantl)
  • (originally) To divest, strip of dress or covering.
  • To remove fittings or furnishings from.
  • To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.
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    Derived terms

    * dismantlement

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