lexical analysis
lexical analysis · lexical analyses
The conversion of a stream of characters to a stream of meaningful tokensThe conversion of a stream of characters to a stream of meaningful tokens; normally to simplify parsing.
US/ˈlɛksɪkəl əˈnæləsɪs/
» I read the thesis "A Lexical-Functional Analysis of Swahili Relative Clauses."
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The conversion of a stream of characters to a stream of meaningful tokens; normally to simplify parsing.
While it's often not difficult to identify tokens while parsing, having a separate stage for lexical analysis simplifies the structure of your compiler.
Examples
1 sentencesI read the thesis "A Lexical-Functional Analysis of Swahili Relative Clauses."
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: lexical analyses| Singular | lexical analysis |
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Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable