: one that parses
specifically
: a computer program that breaks down text into recognized strings of characters for further analysis
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Image parsers in UEFIs from all three major IBVs are riddled with roughly a dozen critical vulnerabilities that have gone unnoticed until now.
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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
Some of his attacks required two specific XML parsers that are uniquely bad when used together, while others affect all uses of just one parser.
—Max Eddy, PCMAG, 11 Aug. 2022
And the text parsers in Sierra games weren’t particularly good, compared to Infocom games, which had a better vocabulary.
—Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2021
Some of his attacks required two specific XML parsers that are uniquely bad when used together, while others affect all uses of just one parser.
—Max Eddy, PCMAG, 11 Aug. 2022
To ensure unbiased hiring when using these tools, make sure to carefully select the fields of your parser and remove any data that could create bias.
—Vinay Johar, Forbes, 10 June 2022
The single-click application functionality in the parser indeed speeds up the process.
—Vinay Johar, Forbes, 10 June 2022
And then there is module that Kazantsev says kind of runs that semantic parser in reverse to make the auto-complete suggestions.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 June 2022
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
Some of his attacks required two specific XML parsers that are uniquely bad when used together, while others affect all uses of just one parser.
—Max Eddy, PCMAG, 11 Aug. 2022
And the text parsers in Sierra games weren’t particularly good, compared to Infocom games, which had a better vocabulary.
—Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2021
Some of his attacks required two specific XML parsers that are uniquely bad when used together, while others affect all uses of just one parser.
—Max Eddy, PCMAG, 11 Aug. 2022
To ensure unbiased hiring when using these tools, make sure to carefully select the fields of your parser and remove any data that could create bias.
—Vinay Johar, Forbes, 10 June 2022
The single-click application functionality in the parser indeed speeds up the process.
—Vinay Johar, Forbes, 10 June 2022
And then there is module that Kazantsev says kind of runs that semantic parser in reverse to make the auto-complete suggestions.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 June 2022
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“Parser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parser. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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