Background for parsing

parsing

/ˈpɑːrsɪŋ/ /ˈpɑːrzɪŋ/

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verb

To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically.

Examples :

"The teacher asked the students to parse the sentence "The little dog chased the ball." "

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verb

To examine closely; to scrutinize.

Examples :

"The teacher was parsing each student's essay carefully, looking for errors in grammar and logic. "

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verb

To split (a file or other input) into pieces of data that can be easily manipulated or stored.

Examples :

"The computer program is parsing the survey responses to count how many people prefer each answer. "

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verb

To resolve (a string of code or text) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar.

Examples :

"The computer is parsing the code to check for any errors in the programming language. "

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verb

Of a string of code or text, sentence, etc.: to conform to rules of grammar, to be syntactically valid.

Examples :

"The computer program is parsing the data to find errors and organize it correctly. "

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noun

A parse operation.

Examples :

"The parsing of the website's code revealed several errors that needed fixing. "

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