sorting
noun
1 sorting
An operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion:
— The bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting.
synonym: sort.
2 sorting
The basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories.
synonyms: categorisation, categorization, classification.
Roget 60: arrangement; plan etc. 626; preparation etc. 673; disposal, disposition; collocation, allocation; distribution; sorting etc. ... show more
3 sorting
Grouping by class or kind or size.
Moby thesaurus: EDP, analysis, analyzing, appraisal, arrangement, assessment, assortment, cataloging, categorization, classification, classifying, codification, collating, computer technology, computer typesetting, computing, culling, data processing, data retrieval, division ... show more.
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