(n) the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery), Syn. disassembly, dismantlement, Ant. assembly, Example:Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
v. t. 1. to take apart; to disconnect the parts of; to convert a whole into its constituent pieces. Syn. -- dismantle, take apart, break apart, break up. [ PJC ]
2. (Computers) to convert a computer program in machine language into an equivalent assembly-language file. [ PJC ]
n. (Computers) a computer program that takes as input a computer program in machine language and produces an equivalent assembly-language file. [ PJC ]