noun
definition
An act of parsing.
example
The parse will fail if the program contains an unrecognised keyword.
definition
The result of such an act.
example
This parse is incorrect and indicates a fault in the parser.
verb
definition
To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically.
synonyms
definition
To examine closely; to scrutinize.
definition
To split (a file or other input) into pieces of data that can be easily manipulated or stored.
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To resolve (a string of code or text) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar.
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Of a string of code or text, sentence, etc.: to conform to rules of grammar, to be syntactically valid.
example
This sentence doesn't parse.