is a logical unit of code, that contains code which the Common Language Runtime (CLR) executes. It is the smallest unit of deployment of a .net application and it can be a .dll or an exe . Assembly is really a collection of types and resource information that are built to work together and form a logical unit of functionality & also you can say like it is the building blocks of .NET Framework applications. During the compile time Metadata is created with Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) and stored in a file called Assembly Manifest.
Feb 2, 2015
