Definition of "parsing" in English

noun

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".

verb

1. present participle and gerund of parse