The step in semiconductor manufacturing in which the device is encased in a plastic, ceramic, or other package In some cases, the chip is assembled directly on a printed circuit board
acq A number of parts or subassemblies or any combination thereof joined together to perform a specific function and capable of disassembly (Examples, power-shovel front fan assembly, audio frequency amplifier ) Note: The distinction between an assembly and a subassembly is determined by the individual application An assembly in one instance may be a subassembly in another where it forms a portion of an assembly [MIL-HDBK-1908B]
a design composed of elements folded from several sheets of paper which hold together in an integrated manner without the use of glue
the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly" a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose
Group of parts, elements, subassemblies, or circuits that are removable items of COMSEC equipment [NSTISSC] (see also communications security)
In Microsoft .NET, a building block of an application, similar to a DLL, but containing both executable code and information normally found in a DLLs type library. The type library information in an assembly, called a manifest, describes public functions, data, classes, and version info