Can someone explain what does it mean to parse in simple terms? or What does it mean to parse, and wh

Lol not a dumb question at all! Parsing is like translating gibberish into something useful.

Imagine you’ve got a CSV file—parsing it means splitting rows and columns so your program can actually use the data.

Btw, if you’re working with code, parsers are *everywhere*. Compilers use them to turn your code into machine instructions.