parsing

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑː.zɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑɹ.sɪŋ/

parsing (countable and uncountable, plural parsings)

1. (uncountable) The act or process in which an agent (person or computer) parses something (a text, a program).

   Parsing an Old English text can be difficult.

2. (countable) An instance of that act or process; a parse.

   A parsing of a sentence about a horse can yield several possible results.

3. (countable) Any 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".

parsing

1. present participle and gerund of parse

• gnisrap, parings, rapings, rasping, sparing