verb
parse
PARS/pɑːrs/
To analyze something into parts to understand its structure or meaning.
We parse each sentence to understand how its words work together.
Etymology
The “part” here is a part of speech: the school question “What part of speech?” supplied the name for the activity. Parsing meant identifying words’ grammatical roles, connecting it directly to grammatical analysis.
In context
once you parse the words and separate them you have to know what the words mean
More examples
- The program parses the file into individual data fields.
- She parsed the contract clause by clause before signing.
- I'm parsing his statement to separate the promises from the conditions.
Forms
parse · parses · parsed · parsing
parser noun — A program that analyzes structured text.