Turbo Assembler is an assembler package

Software package

Software package may refer to:* A piece of application software or utility software** A software suite, or collection of related application or utility software* A software library...

 developed by Borland

Borland

Borland Software Corporation is a software company first headquartered in Scotts Valley, California, Cupertino, California and finally Austin, Texas. It is now a Micro Focus subsidiary. It was founded in 1983 by Niels Jensen, Ole Henriksen, Mogens Glad and Philippe Kahn.-The 1980s:...

 which runs on and produces code for 16- or 32-bit x86 MS-DOS

MS-DOS

MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating...

 or Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...

. It can be used with Borland's high-level language compiler

Compiler

A compiler is a computer program that transforms source code written in a programming language into another computer language...

s, such as Turbo Pascal

Turbo Pascal

Turbo Pascal is a software development system that includes a compiler and an integrated development environment for the Pascal programming language running on CP/M, CP/M-86, and DOS, developed by Borland under Philippe Kahn's leadership...

, Turbo Basic

Turbo BASIC

Turbo Basic is a BASIC compiler and dialect originally created by Robert "Bob" Zale and bought from him by Borland. When Borland decided to stop publishing it, Zale bought it back from them, renamed it to PowerBASIC and set up PowerBASIC Inc...

 and Turbo C

Turbo C

Turbo C is an Integrated Development Environment and compiler for the C programming language from Borland. First introduced in 1987, it was noted for its integrated development environment, small size, extremely fast compile speed, comprehensive manuals and low price.In May 1990, Borland replaced...

. The Turbo Assembler package is bundled with the Turbo Linker, and is interoperable with the Turbo Debugger

Turbo Debugger

Turbo Debugger was a machine-level debugger for MS-DOS executables, intended mainly for debugging Borland Turbo Pascal , and later Turbo C programs, sold by Borland...

. TASM can assemble MASM source using its MASM mode and has an ideal mode with a few enhancements.