sorting

Type of:: operation
(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)

Types:: show 16 types...; hide 16 types...; coordination
being of coordinate importance, rank, or degree; appraisal, assessment
the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth; ascription, attribution
assigning to a cause or source; ascription, attribution
assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; cross-classification, cross-division
classification according to more than one attribute at the same time; subsumption
incorporating something under a more general category; critical analysis, critical appraisal
an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation; zoomorphism
the attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god; animatism
the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones; imputation
the attribution to a source or cause; externalisation, externalization
attributing to outside causes; evaluation, rating, valuation
an appraisal of the value of something; assay, check
an appraisal of the state of affairs; acid test
a rigorous or crucial appraisal; reappraisal, reassessment, revaluation, review
a new appraisal or evaluation; underevaluation
an appraisal that underestimates the value of something

Type of:: basic cognitive process
cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; triage
sorting and allocating aid on the basis of need for or likely benefit from medical treatment or food; separation
sorting one thing from others; threshing
the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw; sifting, winnow, winnowing
the act of separating grain from chaff

DEFINITIONS OF: sorting