unparsable

Defies syntactic analysis

Unparsable describes something that cannot be parsed—that is, analyzed or broken into meaningful components.

In computing, unparsable code or data has syntax errors that prevent a program from processing it: The server returned an unparsable response.

More broadly, unparsable describes any statement or text too garbled, ambiguous, or malformed to interpret: His explanation was completely unparsable.

sensename

incomprehensible

Impossible to understand

unreadableCannot be deciphered
indecipherableImpossible to understand
garbledConfused and unintelligible

corrupted · malformed · unintelligible · scrambled · gibberish · nonsensical · illegible · uninterpretable · meaningless · jumbled

linguistic

grammar

Language's structural rules

structureArrangement of interconnected parts
sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
phraseWords forming partial meaning

ambiguous · convoluted · tangled · unclear · cryptic · opaque · impenetrable · complex · twisted · muddled

technical

syntax

Rules for arranging words

errorFault in communication
exceptionDeviation from standard
invalidWithout legal force

token · string · input · code · data · format · file · XML · JSON · HTML

computing

algorithm

Finite problem-solving procedure

machinePower-driven working device
softwarePrograms directing computer operations
programPlanned sequence of actions

script · database · binary · encoding · character · buffer · overflow · crash · bug · timeout

Opposites

parseability

unparsableparsable

Able to be interpreted

well-formed · grammatical · analyzable · machine-readable · valid

comprehensibility

unparsableintelligible

Capable of being understood

comprehensible · readable · understandable · decipherable · clear

Family

parse, parsable, parsed, parser, parsers, parses, parsing, part, parts

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