The act of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.
A building block of an application, similar to a DLL, but containing both executable code and information normally found in a DLL's type library. The type library information in an assembly, called a manifest, describes public functions, data, classes, and version information.
A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.
A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.
A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
A legislative body.
The act by which something is formed; formation.