sorting

Definitions

The process of arranging items in a systematic order, typically numerical or alphabetical.

The act of separating things into groups or categories based on shared characteristics or properties.

Examples

She spent the entire afternoon sorting through old photographs to organize them by date.

The algorithm is efficient at sorting large datasets into alphabetical order.

Synonyms

categorizing classifying organizing arranging grouping ordering indexing

Antonyms

jumbling mixing disordering scrambling confusing muddling disarranging