Parse

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /pɑːz/
• US IPA: /pɑɹs/, /pɑɹz/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)z, -ɑː(ɹ)s

Origin

From Middle English pars, from Old French pars (plural of part), from Latin pars.

Full definition of parse

Verb

1. (linguistics) To resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by government or agreement; to analyze and describe grammatically.
2. (computing) To split a file or other input into pieces of data that can be easily stored or manipulated.

Derived terms

• parser
• wackyparse, wackyparsing
• misparse
• parsable
• unparsable

Noun

1. (linguistics, computing) A successful act of parsing.
2. (linguistics, computing) The result of such an act.

Anagrams

• apers, apres, après, aprés, asper, as per, pares, pears, præs., rapes, reaps, RESPA, sarpe, spare, spear