Parsing
In grammar and linguistics, parsing is the process by which a person makes 
sense of a sentence, usually by breaking it down into words or phrases. 
Parsing used to be taught as a formal activity in schools as part of 
language education.

Parsing is also used, usually with negative connotation, to describe the 
over-analysis of a person's remarks, or a portion thereof, for the purpose 
of discerning meaning which was not intended. It may also refer to a close 
inspection of a statement to separate its literal meaning from the initial 
impression it conveys. (For example, former U.S. President Bill Clinton 
was frequently accused of making statements that required careful parsing, 
in an attempt to avoid technical or legal untruth while still implying a 
desired meaning.)

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