What is ad-hoc parsing?

Question

I have searched for this term and can only find a few references, but I have heard this several times. None of these links seem "authoritative."

The closest I can say, "ad-hoc parsing" involves splitting the input into pieces and processing those pieces. Perhaps this is correct, I do not know.

Can someone help me find some resources that explain ad-hoc parsing more fully? What is the origin of the term (from academia, etc.)? What are some examples of ad-hoc parsing?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hoc

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