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The command "gradle assembleRelease" is used in the Gradle build system to build an Android application in release mode. Here is a breakdown of what each part of the command does:

• "gradle": This is the command used to execute Gradle. Gradle is a build system that automates the building, testing, and deployment of software projects.
• "assemble": This is a Gradle task used for creating build outputs, such as APK files in the case of Android applications. The "assemble" task is responsible for generating all the outputs without running any tests.
• "Release": This is a build variant in Android applications. In Android projects, there are usually two build variants: debug and release. The "release" variant is used for creating a final build that is ready for distribution to end-users, typically with optimizations and without debugging information.

When you run the "gradle assembleRelease" command, Gradle will execute the necessary tasks to build your Android application in release mode. This includes compiling your source code, packaging the resources, generating the APK file, and performing any other tasks defined in your build.gradle file related to release builds.