parse
Break down linguistically
To parse is to break something down into its component parts for analysis.
Originally a grammar term—parsing a sentence means identifying its subject, verb, and objects—but now common in computing, where programs parse data into processable units.
Figuratively, to parse is to examine closely or interpret: Let me parse what she actually said.
I'm still parsing the implications of the announcement.
Source-to-machine-code translator
Provision in agreement
- predicateSentence's non-subject portion
- subjectMatter under discussion
- objectTangible entity or aim
- nounWord naming something
verb · phrase · sentence · modifier · adjective · adverb · preposition · pronoun
Failure or decomposition
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
- segmentationDivision into sections
tokenization · splitting · separation · division · extraction · isolation · identification · recognition
What something signifies
- readingInterpreting written text
- construalAct of interpreting meaning
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- understandingMental comprehension of something
comprehension · exegesis · hermeneutics · context · nuance · implication · connotation · sense
compiler
Source-to-machine-code translator
string · input · output · XML · JSON · HTML · data · code · script · algorithm
clause
Provision in agreement
noun · verb · phrase · sentence · modifier · adjective · adverb · preposition · pronoun · article
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- deconstructionAnalysis exposing self-contradiction
segmentation · tokenization · splitting · separation · division · extraction · isolation · identification · recognition · classification
meaning
What something signifies
- readingInterpreting written text
- construalAct of interpreting meaning
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
understanding · comprehension · exegesis · hermeneutics · context · nuance · implication · connotation · sense · disambiguation
- data operationsedit, backup, modify, fetch, read
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- examineexamine, analyze, assess, evaluate, inspect
- investigatinginvestigate, examine, inspect, probe, search
- process verbscreate, produce, make, build, construct
- separationseparate, sieving, straining, divide, filtration
parseskim
Pass over lightly
gloss over · scan · breeze through · skip · ignore
parsemisunderstand
Grasp incorrectly
garble · misconstrue · muddle · misinterpret · confuse
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