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Definition of Parser

By David Bolton, About.com

Definition: A parser is a component of an application that processes text to extract information.

Compilers parse text to identify the program elements and check that it conforms to the correct syntax.

XML parsers are used in many applications to fetch data from XML files.

Glossary:

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Examples:
Parsing English sentences is not an easy task.
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