The present participle of assemble; the act of putting together parts or components to form a complete whole.
From Old French 'assembler' meaning 'to bring together', from Latin 'ad' (to) plus 'simul' (together). The word entered English in the 13th century, originally used for gathering people, later extended to objects and manufacturing.
Modern assembly lines revolutionized manufacturing by breaking down the assembling process into specialized tasks, but this efficiency came at the cost of worker satisfaction - leading to the concept of 'job rotation' to combat assembly line monotony. Interestingly, some luxury manufacturers have returned to individual craftsmen assembling entire products.
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