parsers

Code structure analyzers

Parsers are programs or components that analyze structured text—code, data files, markup languages—by breaking it into meaningful parts according to grammatical rules.

A parser reads source code and converts it into a form the computer can process: The JSON parser choked on the malformed data.

In linguistics, parsers diagram sentence structure.

The singular parser refers to one such program or, occasionally, to a person doing the parsing.

compilers

compiler

Source-to-machine-code translator

interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
preprocessorPre-compilation directive handler
type-checkingValidating data categories match

optimization · front-end · back-end · transpiler · source-to-source · bytecode · JIT · linker

syntax

tokenizer

Text segmentation tool

grammarLanguage's structural rules
tokenizationConverting input into discrete units
top-downDirected from highest level

bottom-up · lookahead · backtracking · packrat · terminal · BNF

data

JSON

Lightweight data interchange format

XMLStructured data markup language
HTMLWeb page code
CSVComma-structured data file

YAML · DOM · regex · schema · validation · streaming · markup · configuration · scraper

NLP

chunking

Dividing into manageable parts

attachmentConnection or fondness
garden-pathDeliberately deceptive direction

parsers

compiler

tokenizer

JSON

chunking

parsers

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