Programming: Decompiler vs. Disassembler
March 21, 2011
Many are confused by the terms decompiler and disassembler. As with most confusion of this type, most just use the words interchangeably. Don’t do that; they are not the same.
A decompiler takes one from a binary to source code–or something similarly high-level that can easily be read by humans.
A disassembler takes one from binary to assembler–which is much lower level and is more difficult to read for humans.
TL;DR
Decompilers get you to source code; disassemblers get you to assembly. ::