Sorting

A collation is both the process and the result of reading and ordering. Sort The underlying verb was in the 16th century with the meaning " in [ goodness ] divided classes, elites, but organize " borrowed from the same major Italian sortire, which in turn from the Latin sortiri " [ he ] loose, select " back. Related terms are variety and range. Be refined material goods, data and information. Sorting is also another name for the full test in quality management.

Results of a sorting operation can be lists and directories. In the information processing names, numbers, and similar values ​​are often sacrificed to what the computer science knows different sorting methods. For an alphabetical sorting strings are arranged according to the order of the letters in the alphabet. Topological sorting refers to a sequence of things that have been fulfilled in the given dependencies.

Mechanical, chemical, or physical sorting process for separating mixtures of materials also referred to as a separation process.

When sorting by document repositories is called a commercial stapling, when the most recent document appears at the top, so the older documents, sorted. If the most recent document below (behind) sorted, then one speaks of Amtsheftung.

Sorting valued objects can lead to a hierarchy ( ranking).