Sorting

Arrangement of items based on a specific criteria.

ordering arrangement

Sorting is arranging items in a specific order, typically based on some criteria. It's a fundamental operation in computer science and is used to organize data for efficient access and processing.

/sɔːrtɪŋ/

From Old French 'sortir' (to sort out), from Latin 'sors, sortirum' (a lot, fate, chance).

Sorting is like organizing your toys - putting all the cars together, then all the blocks, so you can find them easily.

Sorting algorithms are used in computer science to arrange data
The concept of sorting has been around for centuries, with early methods used in ancient civilizations
Sorting is a fundamental operation in computer science and data management

arrangement ordering

algorithm data management

bubble sort merge sort quicksort

computer science data processing

algorithm computer science