Meanings
nounlexical analysis (countable and uncountable, plural lexical analyses)
plural lexical analyses
- countableuncountablecomputerThe conversion of a stream of characters to a stream of meaningful tokens; normally to simplify parsing.
While it's often not difficult to identify tokens while parsing, having a separate stage for lexical analysis simplifies the structure of your compiler.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 词法分析
- 词法分析conversion of a stream of characters to a stream of meaningful tokens
Icelandic lesgreining
- lesgreiningconversion of a stream of characters to a stream of meaningful tokens
Japanese 字句解析
- 字句解析conversion of a stream of characters to a stream of meaningful tokens
Malay analisis leksikal
- analisis leksikalconversion of a stream of characters to a stream of meaningful tokens
Polish analiza leksykalna
- analiza leksykalnaconversion of a stream of characters to a stream of meaningful tokens
Romanian analiză lexicală
- analiză lexicalăconversion of a stream of characters to a stream of meaningful tokens
Vietnamese phân tích từ vựng
- phân tích từ vựngconversion of a stream of characters to a stream of meaningful tokens
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APA
lexical analysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexical%20analysis
MLA
“lexical analysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexical%20analysis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lexical analysis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lexical%20analysis.
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