To separate, and place in distinct classes or divisions, as things having different qualities; as, to sort cloths according to their colors; to sort wool or thread according to its fineness.
To reduce to order from a confused state.
To suit; to fit; to be in accord; to harmonize.
A process of organizing the records in a database in a specific order, either alphabetically (from A to Z or reverse alphabetically from Z to A) or numerically (from 0 to 9 or reverse numerically from 9 to 0). (DB, Gr. 5)
To put in a definite place or rank according to kind, class, etc.
Sorting is a function by which a range of data can be arranged in either numerical or alphabetical order depending on the type of date. The order can be either ascending or descending (reverse).
A process in which the packages are selected and grouped according to destination.
(noun) a group of things with common attributes, a type or kind. Typically used in preference to type in the context of a first order logical system (as in "many-sorted first-order logic"). Also used by Barendregt in his pure type system s as a generic term covering types, kinds et.al. (verb) to rearrange a list or sequence according to a prescribed ordering relation
Sort Ascending Sort Descending Back
The rearrangement of fields or records in an ordered sequence by a key field.
To arrange records according to an index.
To arrange items in an order based on a property, like Name or Date modified.
To arrange in sequence by type, class, state, value, etc.
arrange one's cards by rank within suit.
The process by which records in a selected filter are ordered according to one or more fields, e.g., State, then Last Name (i.e. last names in alphabetical order within each State).
The alphabetic or numeric ordering of the result data.
to separate according to type ..... return
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery it the process of sorting"
examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"
arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
an operation that orders data according to certain criteria before the data is returned to the requestor
a physical reorganization of the records in a DBF
Using the Sort command, database entries can be arranged in many ways - alphabetically (from A to Z, or Z to A), by date, by time, by cost and in either ascending or descending order.
To place items in order, often in alphabetical or numeric sequence.
Changing the order records appear in a database
To specify how data in an item should be ordered. For example, you can sort an item from low to high (A-Z) or from high to low (Z-A).
The arrangement/order of report data.
To organize records in a database or list to achieve a certain order, such as alphabetical, numerical date, ascending, descending, etc.
The sequence of records (noun) or to reshuffle records (verb). Text is sorted in alphabetical order, dates are sorted in time order, numbers are sorted small to large, etc. All of these 'data types' may be arranged in either ascending or descending order. AKA "index".
to order data according to a specified set of rules
Separation or division of mail according to post offices, transportation routes, counties, provinces, states or countries, or according to local delivery methods, e.g. general delivery, post office boxes, Letter Carrier routes, or postal station separations. (tri)
lists records in a specific sequence. Sort Ascending – type of sort that is more appropriate for non-numeric fields.
Arranges values in numerical order or labels in alphabetical order. You can sort in ascending or descending order.
A way to arrange the order of a list of articles in a database such as by date or alphabetical order. Sort options vary by database.
The operation of arranging a set of items according to a key that determines the sequence and precedence of items.
To rearrange rows of data in an order. The order can be alphabetical, numerical, or based on a custom list.
To arrange data within a database to a predetermined set of criteria.
a software feature you use to sort or arrange information in a certain order such as alphabetic or numeric
Data in shot record form are sorted for display as common offset records, common shot records, common receiver records, or common depth point records.
A processing function which arranges a file in a specified sequence.
To place, separate, or arrange information according to characteristics.
To separate objects into groups according to properties or characteristics.
To arrange a collection of items in some specified order.
An operation to rearrange the records in a spreadsheet or database file in a specified alphabetical or numerical order. Records can be sorted in ascending or descending order.
Unix command line program that prints the lines of its input or concatenation of all files listed in its argument list in sorted order. The -r flag will reverse the sort order.