Partially compiled code library for use in deployment, versioning and security
An assembly is a portable executable file (PE)
Types of Assemblies:
a. Process Assembly - Exe
b. Library Assembly – DLL
A library may have DLL or Exe as extension
Assembly also contains metadata that is known as assembly manifest
Code in an assembly is compiled into MSIL which is then compiled into machine langauge by CLR
An assembly may contain multiple files
Code file in an assembly are called modules
Assembly may contain code modules/files written in different languages
Visual Studio allows assemblies that can have modules written in one language
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