Parsing

//ˈpɑː.zɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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. 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. 1
    present participle and gerund of parse form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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blockingdescriptive grammardetailingenumerationgenerative grammarglossematics

Example

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"Failure to correspond with the naming convention may result in parsing errors."

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