Sorting Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Sorting

Meaning 1 : an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

    Example : the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting

    Synonyms : sort
Meaning 2 : the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

    Synonyms : categorisation,  categorization,  classification
Meaning 3 : grouping by class or kind or size