nonparsed

Nonparsed refers to data or text that has not undergone a parsing process. Parsing is the process of analyzing a string of symbols or data to determine its grammatical structure with respect to a given formal grammar. In simpler terms, it's like breaking down a sentence into its constituent parts to understand its meaning and relationships between words. When data is nonparsed, it remains in its raw, unanalyzed state.

This raw state means that the data's underlying structure or intended meaning might not be immediately apparent to a computer or a program designed to interpret structured information. For example, a nonparsed text file might simply be a sequence of characters without any explicit markers for headings, paragraphs, or other formatting elements. Similarly, nonparsed data from a sensor might be a stream of numerical values without labels indicating what each value represents.

Applications where nonparsed data might be encountered include log files that haven't been processed for readability, raw network traffic data before it's dissected, or input strings that a program intends to parse itself. The subsequent step after receiving nonparsed data is often a parsing operation to extract meaningful information, transform it into a usable format, or validate its structure. The term "nonparsed" highlights the state of the data *before* such an analysis takes place.