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Parse vs Sparse - What's the difference?

parse | sparse |

As verbs the difference between parse and sparse

is that parse is to resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by government or agreement; to analyze and describe grammatically while sparse is to scatter; to disperse.

As a noun parse

is a successful act of parsing.

As an adjective sparse is

having widely spaced intervals.

parse

English

Verb

(pars)
  • (linguistics) To resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out]] the several [[part of speech, parts of speech, and their relation to each other by government or agreement; to analyze and describe grammatically.
  • (computing) To split a file or other input into pieces of data that can be easily stored or manipulated.

    • Derived terms

    * parser * wackyparse, wackyparsing * misparse * parsable * unparsable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics, computing) A successful act of .
  • (linguistics, computing) The result of such an act.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    sparse

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having widely spaced intervals.
  • Not dense; meager.

    • Related terms

    * thin out

    Derived terms

    * sparse array * sparse index * sparse matrix

    Verb

    (spars)
  • (obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
    • (Spenser)

    Anagrams

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