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parser

parser

noun PAR-ser Rare
Communication Technology

Origin: From English parser, from to parse (to analyse syntactically).

Usage Note

Parser is an anglicism used unchanged in Italian computing and linguistics. It is masculine and invariable in the plural — i parser. Italians pronounce the final -r, giving it a more clipped sound than in English. Used in programming (un parser XML) and formal linguistics.

Examples

"Il parser ha rilevato un errore nella sintassi."

Natural Translation

The parser detected an error in the syntax.

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