: one that parses
specifically
: a computer program that breaks down text into recognized strings of characters for further analysis
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Unlike standard parsers that match keywords, AI-native testing tools help implement sophisticated computational linguistics, including:
• Intent recognition that distinguishes between verification objectives and test procedures.
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Asad Khan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
It was made by a solo Canadian developer, inside Adventure Game Studio, with some real work put into upgrading the text parser and (optional) mouse experience with reasonable quality-of-life concessions.
—Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
The same year, Latitude’s AI Dungeon 2 — probably the most popular AI game yet created — presented an early OpenAI text model refined into the style of a classic text adventure parser, capable of drawing on its source material for a pastiche of nearly any genre and subject matter.
—Adi Robertson, The Verge, 13 Sep. 2024
These people had shared experiences writing and playing parser works in the '90s, but many of their efforts in the aughts reflected a shift across the gaming world to treat interactive fiction as more than the process of solving puzzles in a virtual space.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
There’s no way to know; whoever is writing the parser has to make that decision.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 24 June 2024
After so many years with Inform and TADS as the de facto platforms for creating and reading parser games, the scene started experimenting with new tools and new approaches to storytelling.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
Image parsers in UEFIs from all three major IBVs are riddled with roughly a dozen critical vulnerabilities that have gone unnoticed until now.
—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2023
Their résumé parsers, their application tracking software, and their tools are also using AI.
—WIRED, 17 Oct. 2023
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Asad Khan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
It was made by a solo Canadian developer, inside Adventure Game Studio, with some real work put into upgrading the text parser and (optional) mouse experience with reasonable quality-of-life concessions.
—Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
The same year, Latitude’s AI Dungeon 2 — probably the most popular AI game yet created — presented an early OpenAI text model refined into the style of a classic text adventure parser, capable of drawing on its source material for a pastiche of nearly any genre and subject matter.
—Adi Robertson, The Verge, 13 Sep. 2024
These people had shared experiences writing and playing parser works in the '90s, but many of their efforts in the aughts reflected a shift across the gaming world to treat interactive fiction as more than the process of solving puzzles in a virtual space.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
There’s no way to know; whoever is writing the parser has to make that decision.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 24 June 2024
After so many years with Inform and TADS as the de facto platforms for creating and reading parser games, the scene started experimenting with new tools and new approaches to storytelling.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
Image parsers in UEFIs from all three major IBVs are riddled with roughly a dozen critical vulnerabilities that have gone unnoticed until now.
—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2023
Their résumé parsers, their application tracking software, and their tools are also using AI.
—WIRED, 17 Oct. 2023
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“Parser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parser. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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