tokenizer

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noun

A system that parses an input stream into its component tokens.

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Meanings

nountokenizer (plural tokenizers)

plural tokenizers

  1. computingA system that parses an input stream into its component tokens.

Origin

From tokenize + -er.

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APA

tokenizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tokenizer

MLA

“tokenizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tokenizer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tokenizer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tokenizer.

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