parse

Plural: parses

Verb

analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically.
To examine closely; to scrutinize.
To split (a file or other input) into pieces of data that can be easily manipulated or stored.
To resolve (a string of code or text) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar.
Of a string of code or text, sentence, etc.: to conform to rules of grammar, to be syntactically valid.
PARSED, PARSING, PARSES to describe and analyze grammatically PARSABLE adj

Noun

An act of parsing; a parsing.
The result of such an act; a parsing.

Examples

"The parse will fail if the program contains an unrecognised keyword."
"This parse is incorrect and indicates a fault in the parser."
"This sentence doesn't parse."

Origin / Etymology

Possibly from Middle English pars (“parts, shares; parts of speech, grammar”), from Old French pars (plural of part (“part, portion, share”)), from Latin pars (“part, piece, share”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to carry forth; to sell”).

Synonyms

construe

Scrabble Score: 7

parse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
parse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
parse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

parse is a valid Words With Friends word