PARSING Meaning and
Definition
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Parsing is a process in computer programming and computational linguistics that involves the analysis of a string of characters or tokens within a formal language. It is the act of breaking down a sequence of symbols or words into their constituent parts to determine their syntactic structure and grammatical relationships. The purpose of parsing is to understand and interpret the meaning and structure of sentences or expressions in a specific language.
In programming, parsing refers to the analysis of code to determine its correctness and structure, enabling the compiler or interpreter to convert the code into machine-executable form. This involves tokenization, where the code is broken down into smaller elements called tokens, which are then analyzed and categorized based on their function in the programming language.
In computational linguistics, parsing is used to analyze natural language sentences to determine their grammatical structure and syntactic relationships between words. This involves applying a set of predefined rules and grammatical principles to determine how the words are organized and how they contribute to the overall meaning of the sentence.
Parsing can be done through various methods, such as recursive descent parsing, bottom-up parsing, or top-down parsing. These methods utilize algorithms and parsing techniques to analyze the sequence of symbols and generate a parse tree, a hierarchical representation of the syntactic structure of the input.
Overall, parsing plays a fundamental role in programming and computational linguistics as it enables the understanding, interpretation, and transformation of code or natural language expressions into a form that can be processed by machines.
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The art or act of resolving a sentence into its elements.
Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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Etymology of PARSING
The word "parsing" has its origins in late Middle English, derived from the Old French word "parsen" or "parcener", meaning "to divide equally". This Old French term, in turn, was derived from the Latin word "pars" or "partis", meaning "part". The concept of dividing or analyzing something into different parts led to the development of the term "parsing" as we understand it today, which refers to the analysis of a sentence or phrase into its constituent parts, such as words, phrases, and syntactic structures.
Conjugate verb Parsing
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