Parser vs. Parse
Difference Between Parser and Parse
Parsernoun
(computing) A computer program that parses.
Parseverb
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.
Parsernoun
One who parses.
Parseverb
(transitive) To examine closely; to scrutinize.
Parsernoun
a computer program that divides code up into functional components;
compilers must parse source code in order to translate it into object codeParseverb
To split (a file or other input) into pieces of data that can be easily manipulated or stored.
Parseverb
To resolve (a string of code or text) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar.
Parseverb
Of a string of code or text, sentence, etc.: to conform to rules of grammar, to be syntactically valid.
This sentence doesn't parse.Parsenoun
An act of parsing.
The parse will fail if the program contains an unrecognised keyword.Parsenoun
The result of such an act.
This parse is incorrect and indicates a fault in the parser.Parseverb
analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
