Meanings
nounparsing (countable and uncountable, plural parsings)
plural parsings
- uncountableThe act or process in which an agent (person or computer) parses something (a text, a program).
Parsing an Old English text can be difficult.
- countableAn instance of that act or process; a parse.
A parsing of a sentence about a horse can yield several possible results.
- countableAny result of such an instance; a parse; an acceptation.
Upon review, for the word horse, the parsing "animal" was rejected in favor of the parsing "piece of gymnastic equipment".
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of parse
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Translations
Bulgarian разбор
- разбор (razbor)Translations
French analyse syntaxique
- analyse syntaxiqueTranslations
German Syntaxanalyse, Parsen
- SyntaxanalyseTranslations
- ParsenTranslations
- ParsingTranslations
Malay penghuraian
- penghuraianTranslations
Māori poroporo
- poroporoTranslations
Portuguese análise sintática
- análise sintáticaTranslations
Russian синтакси́ческий разбо́р, синтакси́ческий ана́лиз
- синтакси́ческий разбо́р (sintaksíčeskij razbór)Translations
- синтакси́ческий ана́лиз (sintaksíčeskij análiz)Translations
- па́рсинг (pársing)Translations
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
parsing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parsing
MLA
“parsing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parsing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parsing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parsing.
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