Definition of Sorting
Noun: sorting sor-ting
- An operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
"the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting";
- sort
- The basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
- classification, categorization, categorisation [Brit]
- Grouping by class, kind or size
- Examine in order to test suitability
"sort these samples";
- screen, screen out, sieve
- Arrange or order by classes or categories
"How would you sort these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?";
- classify, class, assort, sort out, separate
See also:
sortileges
sortition
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