Parsing

Parsing : The electronic analysis of data to break into meaningful patterns or attributes for the purpose of data correction, or record matching, de-duplication and consolidation. 

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Source: Larry English, http://www.iaidq.com/main/glossary.shtml , 05-Feb-2009 10:37

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Parse; Parsing - Intelligently separating a field value or string into its component parts (e.g. parsing a Full Name into its five characteristic components: Prefix, First Name, Middle Name [or Initial], Last Name and Suffix). The opposite action is called concatenation.

[Category=Database Management ]

Source: Northwest Database Services, 13 November 2009 10:03:08, http://www.nwdatabase.com/database-glossary-p.htm

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Parsing - A system of analyzing a name and address record - by each of its parts, individually. An essential step to successful matching of one file to another.

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Source: Postcom, 25 March 2010 11:38:52, http://postcom.org/public/admail_image/glossary.htm