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

Parsing is like dissecting a frog in biology class (but less gross lol).

You take something complex (code, data, etc.) and break it into pieces to understand it.

For example, HTML parsers read tags like `<div>` and build a tree structure (the DOM) so browsers can render pages.

If you’re new, try playing with JSON parsers online—paste some JSON and see how it’s structured!