parse Definition

parse
verb, tr & intr parsed, parsing

1. grammar.
To analyse (a sentence) grammatically; to give the part of speech of and explain the grammatical role of (a word).
2. computational linguistics.
To analyse (a sentence, text, etc) into syntactic components and test its grammaticality against a given grammar.
3. computing.
To analyse (a string of input symbols) in terms of the computing language being used.

Derivative: parser
noun

A program which parses sentences.

Etymology: 16c: from Latin pars orationis part of speech.