Meaning & use
parsing
Analyzing a sentence, statement, or piece of data by breaking it into its component parts to determine structure or meaning.
See it in a sentence
The compiler kept parsing the code line by line, checking each statement for errors.
Parsing his vague apology, she realized he was not actually admitting fault.
A note on using this word
Parsing is central to both grammar, where it means identifying a sentence's parts of speech, and computing, where it means interpreting structured data.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Identifying the grammatical parts of a sentence and how they relate to each other.
Students practiced parsing sentences to find the subject, verb, and object.
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