Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parsing

/ˈpɑɹ.sɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: pars-ing
IPA: /ˈpɑɹ.sɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

An instance of that act or process; a parse.

Countable

noun

Any result of such an instance; a parse; an acceptation.

Countable

verb

present participle and gerund of parse

Example Sentences

"Parsing an Old English text can be difficult."
"A parsing of a sentence about a horse can yield several possible results."
"Upon review, for the word horse, the parsing "animal" was rejected in favor of the parsing "piece of gymnastic equipment"."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɑɹ.sɪŋ/
British English: /ˈpɑː.zɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

parsings (plural)

Derived Forms

geoparsing

Phrases

parsing tree

Questions

How do you pronounce parsing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑɹ.sɪŋ/.
What does parsing mean?: The act or process in which an agent (person or computer) parses something (a text, a program).

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