"sorting" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

An operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion (synset 113579899)
"the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting"

is a 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)

same as: sort
The basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories (synset 105740701)
is a type of: basic cognitive process - cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
subtypes:
- 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
same as: categorisation, categorization, classification
Grouping by class or kind or size (synset 101018774)
is a type of: grouping - the activity of putting things together in groups
subtypes:
- 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