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 **Essentials Plugins**
 SIMPL# Pro libraries that reference the Essentials Framework and are loaded at runtime to add or extend functionality
 
+**Assembly**
+ An assembly is a file that is automatically generated by the compiler upon successful compilation of every . NET application. It can be either a Dynamic Link Library or an executable file. It is generated only once for an application and upon each subsequent compilation the assembly gets updated.
+
 **Device**
 A base class, defined in the PepperDash.Core library.  It can represent a physical device, or a virtual device or behaviour.  Generally, most new classes defined in the Essentials ecosystem should derive from Device.