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Parse

//pɑːz// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of parsing; a parsing.

    "The parse will fail if the program contains an unrecognised keyword."

  2. 2
    The result of such an act; a parsing.

    "This parse is incorrect and indicates a fault in the parser."

Verb
  1. 1
    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. ambitransitive
  2. 2
    analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence) wordnet
  3. 3
    To examine closely; to scrutinize. transitive
  4. 4
    To split (a file or other input) into pieces of data that can be easily manipulated or stored. ambitransitive
  5. 5
    To resolve (a string of code or text) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar. transitive
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  1. 6
    Of a string of code or text, sentence, etc.: to conform to rules of grammar, to be syntactically valid. intransitive

    "This sentence doesn't parse."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Possibly from Middle English pars (“parts, shares; parts of speech, grammar”), from Old French pars (plural of part (“part, portion, share”)), from Latin pars (“part, piece, share”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to carry forth; to sell”).

Etymology 2

Possibly from Middle English pars (“parts, shares; parts of speech, grammar”), from Old French pars (plural of part (“part, portion, share”)), from Latin pars (“part, piece, share”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to carry forth; to sell”).

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