Parsing
/ˈpɑː.zɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or process in which an agent (person or computer) parses something (a text, a program). uncountable
"Parsing an Old English text can be difficult."
- 2 An instance of that act or process; a parse. countable
"A parsing of a sentence about a horse can yield several possible results."
- 3 Any result of such an instance; a parse; an acceptation. countable
"Upon review, for the word horse, the parsing "animal" was rejected in favor of the parsing "piece of gymnastic equipment"."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of parse form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Failure to correspond with the naming convention may result in parsing errors."