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to parse

to parse

11 4.8
To break text or data into parts so a computer can read it
  • verb
  • /pɑrs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : analizar
  • She used the new program to parse the text and extract relevant information.
  • difficult to parse
  • parse data

So perhaps you can help me parse that a bit more, right.

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Examples

  • The software can parse the data quickly and accurately for analysis.

  • You need algorithms to parse the information in some way.

  • I think art and science are both ways in which we parse the world.

  • A serious war powers report would help us parse out the cost before the bill comes due.

    Academic text (1991)
  • You just need to be able to parse out the bad stuff.

    Blog text (4)
  • I'm just trying to parse it out for you.

  • How, in this epoch, do we parse the political?

    Academic text (2010)
  • So we have to parse what Milton Friedman says.

  • Other actors will assess the statements and actions of rising powers carefully to parse out their intentions.

    Academic text (2011)
  • You have to parse the data in a text editor... and then script it into a searchable database.

Synonyms

to analyze
vsto parse
  • US
675 3.2

To study something carefully to understand it better

focuses on splitting input into parts for processing rather than general study
to dissect
vsto parse
43 5.5

To study something closely by breaking it into parts, for example a text or idea

breaks data or text into parts to enable processing or understanding

How Thorough

to dissect
43 5.5
to analyze
  • US
675 3.2
to parse
  • Specialized
11 4.8
to inspect
202 2.5
to scan
127 2.7
to glance at
150 2.0

Surface Forms

parse infinitive
parsed past
parsed past participle
parsing present participle
parses third person singular

Etymology

The word parse comes from the Latin pars meaning 'part', the same root as the familiar word part. That's why to parse data or text is to break it into parts so you can understand or process each piece.