parser
gb/pˈɑɹsɚ/ us/pˈɑɹsɚ/
C1
Inglés
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Sustantivo
technical
C1
entity
1
software that analyzes input
A piece of software that reads information and works out its structure.
Patrón de uso:
[type] parser; parser for [format/language]
Error frecuente:
A parser is not the same as a compiler, though compilers often use parsers. A parser analyzes structure; a compiler translates a whole program.
Sinónimos
analyzer (broader; can analyze many kinds of data, not only structured language or input)
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syntax analyzer (more specific and formal; often used for the parsing stage in a compiler)
Antónimos
serializer (often does the reverse operation in programming: converts data structures into text or another storable format)
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generator (creates output according to rules rather than analyzing input)
Colocaciones
JSON parser
|HTML parser
|XML parser
|syntax parser
|command-line parser
|argument parser
|natural language parser
|write a parser
|build a parser
|parser error
Temas
computing
|programming
|data_processing
|language
Ejemplos
- The app uses a JSON parser to read the server response.
- A compiler usually includes a parser that checks the structure of the source code.
- The parser failed because the file was missing a closing bracket.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The parser reads the data file.
- We need a parser for this format.
Sustantivo
formal
C2
role
2
person analyzing grammar
A person who carefully studies the structure of sentences or texts.
Patrón de uso:
a parser of [sentences/text/language]
Error frecuente:
This human meaning is much less common than the computing meaning.
Sinónimos
analyst (broader; not limited to language or grammar)
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grammarian (focuses specifically on grammar and grammatical rules)
Colocaciones
careful parser
|human parser
|parser of sentences
|parser of language
|skilled parser
Temas
grammar
|linguistics
|education
|language
Ejemplos
- She was a careful parser of complex legal sentences.
- A skilled parser can identify the main clause even in a very long sentence.
- The exercise trains students to become better parsers of written English.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- A good parser can find the subject and verb in a sentence.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
parser
AFI
GB/pˈɑɹsɚ/
US/pˈɑɹsɚ/
Sílabas y acento
pars - er (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (pars)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: parser
- Plural: parsers
Expresiones
argument parser
1/ˈɑɹɡjəmənt pˈɑɹsɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
software reading program arguments
Software that reads the values given to a program when it starts.
Ejemplos
- The argument parser checks whether the user provided a file name.
- Python's argparse module helps you build an argument parser.
- The argument parser converts the port number from text into an integer.
command-line parser
1/kəmˈænd lˈaɪn pˈɑɹsɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
software reading command options
Software that reads the options typed after a command.
Ejemplos
- The command-line parser accepts both short and long options.
- We added a command-line parser so users can choose the output format.
- If the user types an unknown flag, the command-line parser prints a help message.
dependency parser
1/dɪpˈɛndənsi pˈɑɹsɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
tool finding word relations
Software that shows how words in a sentence are connected grammatically.
Ejemplos
- The dependency parser linked the noun to the verb it depends on.
- We trained a dependency parser on thousands of annotated sentences.
- A dependency parser can help extract who did what to whom in a sentence.
html parser
1/html pˈɑɹsɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
software for reading HTML
Software that reads the structure of a web page written in HTML.
Ejemplos
- The browser's HTML parser turns the page markup into a document tree.
- A good HTML parser can handle badly formed web pages.
- The scraper uses an HTML parser to find all the links on the page.
json parser
1/d͡ʒsˈɑn pˈɑɹsɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
software for reading JSON
Software that reads data written in JSON format.
Ejemplos
- The JSON parser reported an error near line 12.
- Most modern programming languages include a built-in JSON parser.
- Use a strict JSON parser if the input comes from an external service.
natural language parser
1/nˈæt͡ʃɚəl lˈæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ pˈɑɹsɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
software analyzing human language
Software that analyzes the grammar of human language.
Ejemplos
- The natural language parser identifies the subject and object of each sentence.
- Older natural language parsers often struggled with informal text.
- The search system uses a natural language parser to understand user questions.
parser generator
1/pˈɑɹsɚ d͡ʒˈɛnɚˌeɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
tool that creates parsers
A tool that creates parser code from rules for a language.
Ejemplos
- The team used a parser generator to build the language front end.
- A parser generator can save time when a language has a clear formal grammar.
- The grammar file is processed by the parser generator.
xml parser
1/ksml pˈɑɹsɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
software for reading XML
Software that reads information written in XML format.
Ejemplos
- The XML parser rejected the document because one tag was not closed.
- We used an XML parser to extract the product data.
- The application supports both validating and non-validating XML parsers.