parsing

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. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of parse