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parse

Syllabification: (parse)
Pronunciation: /pärs/

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Definition of parse

verb

[with object]
  • analyze (a sentence) into its parts and describe their syntactic roles.
  • Computing analyze (a string or text) into logical syntactic components, typically in order to test conformability to a logical grammar.
  • examine or analyze minutely:he has always been quick to parse his own problems in public

noun

Computing
  • an act of or the result obtained by parsing a string or a text.

Origin:

mid 16th century: perhaps from Middle English pars 'parts of speech', from Old French pars 'parts' (influenced by Latin pars 'part')

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