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maximal munch

maximal munch noun: a method of parsing or lexing where the longest possible section of the input is matched on each iteration.

Noun

maximal munch (uncountable)

  1. (attributive, often) A method of parsing or lexing where the longest possible section of the input is matched on each iteration.
    • a maximal-munch parser

Forms of maximal munch

alternative formmaximal-munch

Questions about maximal munch

What does maximal munch mean?
Maximal munch means a method of parsing or lexing where the longest possible section of the input is matched on each iteration.
What part of speech is maximal munch?
Maximal munch is a noun.

Words near maximal munch in the dictionary

  1. maxima
  2. maximae
  3. maximal
  4. maximal ideal
  5. maximal ideals
  6. maximal munch
  7. maximalism
  8. maximalisms
  9. maximalist
  10. maximalistic
  11. maximalists

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