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disassemble

[‚dis·ə′sem·bəl]
(computer science)
To translate a program from machine language to assembly language to aid in its understanding.
(engineering)
To take apart into constituent parts.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The armorer is not authorized to disassemble the top cover assembly.
Their engineers and artisans pioneered new procedures in the late 1980s to disassemble an F/A-18 Hornet where it was never designed to be taken apart in order to replace the center section, nose or tail.
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Hopefully, you can disassemble it eventually by referring to the NRA Guide to Firearm Assembly or Gun Digest's book dedicated to the disassembly/ reassembly of pistols.
While cathode-ray-tube (CRT) devices do not generally disassemble easily, they come apart in fairly big pieces that fall into these categories: plastic--housing, base; CRT--without yoke--clean glass, leaded glass, iron, some phosphorous; Iron--protective insulation, band on the glass, electron gun; copper--yoke, wiring and circuit board; aluminum--heat sinks, capacitors; and stainless steel--screws.
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