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

ok so parsing is NOT just reading—it’s analyzing and organizing.

like, if you have a recipe, reading it is one thing, but parsing it means separating ingredients from steps, quantities, etc.

in coding, parsing JSON means extracting keys/values, and parsing code means checking syntax + converting it to machine instructions.

tools like `JSON.parse()` in JS or `ast` module in Python can help!