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Definition von sort im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: An act of sorting
I had a sort of my cupboard.; To arrange into some order, especially numerically, alphabetically or chronologically; To separate according to certain criteria; group, company; A piece of metal type used to print one letter, character, or symbol in a particular size and style; To fix a problem, to handle a task; to sort out; A person
This guy's a decent sort.; An algorithm for sorting a list of items into a particular order; A general type; {n} a kind, species, rank, lot, company, set; {v} to dispose in classes, adjust, suit, fit; a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"; To arrange in sequence by type, class, state, value, etc; To conjoin; to put together in distribution; to class; For properties of whole feature structures, e g [/sort (phrasal)] Typeset in a bold version of the current font; Sorts an array in place; to sort the wheat from the chaff: see chaff nothing of the sort: see nothing; an approximate definition or example; "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing" a person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort" an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery it the process of sorting; an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery it the process of sorting; an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery it the process of sorting"; To join or associate with others, esp; 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); (database) to set the logical sequence of a given database file (table) Indexes are often used to maintain such sequences; {f} classify, arrange according to classes or groups; organize; separate from others; clarify; An object-oriented programming language, which laid the groundwork of the paradigm to this day, 'object-oriented' style. To arrange in order Ruby can sort anything, not only array, however complex, if only they're countable (Enumerable is included), and the order is (i e <=> is) defined in each element; an approximate definition or example; "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing"; Once the database responds to a query, information can be rearranged through a "sort " A sort can order information by zip code, alphabetically, numerically, by date, etc; Sorting is basically "ordering" records or citations by the contents of a particular field You could sort all the cases in your datafile, for instance, chronologically (this would be a sort on the Year field), or by the primary keyword (this would be a sort on the Keyword field; records or citations would be sorted by the first term in the keyword field; examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"; All sorts of things or people means a large number of different things or people. There are all sorts of animals, including bears, pigs, kangaroos, and penguins Self-help groups of all sorts have been running for more than 20 years; a software feature you use to sort or arrange information in a certain order such as alphabetic or numeric; To choose from a number; to select; to cull; Letters, figures, points, marks, spaces, or quadrats, belonging to a case, separately considered; Sort refers to the function of putting records in a certain order For example, you could sort records alphabetically by last name; with others of the same kind or species; to agree; A kind or species; any number or collection of individual persons or things characterized by the same or like qualities; a class or order; as, a sort of men; a sort of horses; a sort of trees; a sort of poems; sort lines of text files; If you describe something as a thing of sorts or as a thing of a sort, you are suggesting that the thing is of a rather poor quality or standard. He made a living of sorts selling pancakes from a van; A chance group; a company of persons who happen to be together; a troop; also, an assemblage of animals; a person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort"; (External) SORT [/R][/+n] < (filename) SORT [/R][/+n] > (filename2) Sorts input and sends it to the screen or to a file; If you talk about a particular sort of something, you are talking about a class of things that have particular features in common and that belong to a larger group of related things. What sort of school did you go to? There are so many different sorts of mushrooms available these days He had a nice, serious sort of smile That's just the sort of abuse that he will be investigating Eddie was playing a game of some sort = type, kind; To suit; to fit; to be in accord; to harmonize; vagueness You use sort of when you want to say that your description of something is not very accurate. You could even order windows from a catalogue -- a sort of mail order stained glass service; Condition above the vulgar; rank; The operation of arranging a set of items according to a key that determines the sequence and precedence of items; To place items in order, often in alphabetical or numeric sequence; To arrange the records in a table based on the values in one or more columns; Manner; form of being or acting; Chance; lot; destiny; To arrange records according to a logical system; To reduce to order from a confused state; A pair; a set; a suit; If you sort things, you separate them into different classes, groups, or places, for example so that you can do different things with them. The students are sorted into three ability groups He unlatched the box and sorted through the papers I sorted the laundry; {i} type, kind; character, manner, quality; You describe someone as a particular sort when you are describing their character. He seemed to be just the right sort for the job She was a very vigorous sort of person What sort of men were they? = type, kind; If you get a problem or the details of something sorted, you do what is necessary to solve the problem or organize the details. I'm trying to get my script sorted = sort out; To arrange data within a database to a predetermined set of criteria; To rearrange rows of data in an order The order can be alphabetical, numerical, or based on a custom list; to arrange items in an order based on a property, like Name or Date modified; To conform; to adapt; to accommodate; The arrangement of items in an order with respect to some variable, but not the variable or the items you originally had in mind A method of scrambling the contents of a disk See Encode and Dump; To arrange data within a spreadsheet to a predetermined set of criteria; To arrange information in an order, such as alphabetic, numeric, size or date order; arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"; An operation that arranges data into a particular sequence; 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; Originally an individual piece of metal type In the world of digital type, where letters have no physical existence until printed, sort has become almost synonymous with character That is, it may refer to the pattern or idea instead of its physical incarnation
sort code: A code assigned to a specific branch of a bank
sort of: Approximately; in a way; partially; not quite; somewhat
It sort of makes sense the way he explains it, but I still don't really understand.
sort oneself out: To organize or solve one's personal problems
John took a week off work to sort himself out.
sort oneself out: To calm down emotionally
Give me a few minutes to sort myself out and I'll be with you.
sort out: To clarify by reviewing mentally
It's a bit confused at the moment, I'll try to sort it out later.
sort out: To separate from the remainder of a group; often construed with from
They've already sorted out the students in group A, so we just need to worry about groups B and C.
sort out: To fix, as a problem
The computer won't let me delete that file; could you sort it out?.
sort out: To attack physically
If you do that again, I'll soon sort you out.
sort out: To organise or separate into groups, as a collection of items, so as to make tidy
Could you sort out your wardrobe and put the clothes you no longer use in one pile to give away and another to throw away?.
sort the wheat from the chaff: Alternative form of separate the wheat from the chaff
sort out: classify, categorize
sort out: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
sort out: If you sort out a group of things, you separate them into different classes, groups, or places, for example so that you can do different things with them. Sort out all your bills, receipts, invoices and expenses as quickly as possible and keep detailed accounts Davina was sorting out scraps of material How do we sort out fact from fiction?
sort out: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
sort out: If you sort yourself out, you organize yourself or calm yourself so that you can act effectively and reasonably. We're in a state of complete chaos here and I need a little time to sort myself out
sort out: If you sort out a problem or the details of something, you do what is necessary to solve the problem or organize the details. India and Nepal have sorted out their trade and security dispute Have you sorted something out for tomorrow night?
sort out: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
sort out: If you sort someone out, you make them realize that they have behaved wrongly, for example by talking to them or by punishing them. It was the older women and young mothers who sorted all the troublemakers out The crucial skill you need to develop is sorting out the parents
sort-out: an occasion when you tidy a room, desk etc and get rid of the things you do not need
sort through: Look at in succession for classification or to make a selection
sort through: Look for something among a lot of similar things, especially when you are arranging these things into an order
Vicky sat down and sorted through the files.
sort key: data field which is the basis for sort procedures
sort of: slightly, somewhat; rather
sort of: to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy"
sort order: order which is the basis for sort procedures in accordance with the sort key
sort program: a utility program that sorts data items
bubble sort: A sorting algorithm in which neighboring two values are compared and swapped into right order if necessary in the most inner loop
copy sort: an advertising research technique measuring individual phrases and verbal ideas in a commercial by the audience's levels of attention or recall, relevance, and feelings
The copy sort results showed few people noticed the company name at the end of the commercial.
copy sort: An advertising research technique designed to complement the Picture Sort when deconstructing the audience's experience of a television commercial
Results of the copy sort were more meaningful after we saw the Picture Sorts results.
in sort: In a way; to some extent
in sort: In company (with)
in sort: In such a way (as)
Vnto that Elfin knight he bad him fly, / Where he slept soundly void of euill thought, / And with false shewes abuse his fantasy, / In sort as he him schooled priuily .
radix sort: Any of various sorting algorithms in which items are processed according to the value of each digit or character in turn
sorted: In possession of a sufficient supply, especially of narcotics
Sorted for e’s and whizz (song and album by UK band Pulp).
sorted: In good order, under control
I have to get my life sorted.
sorted: A general expression of approval
sorted: Put into some order by sorting
a sorted list of numbers.
sorted: Simple past tense and past participle of sort
sorter: A person employed to sort
sorter: A machine made to sort
sorting: ordering
sorting: categorizing
sorting: Present participle of sort
ascending sort order: sorting order from smallest to largest or from A - Z
bubble sort: system of classification
descending sort order: sorting order from the largest to smallest or from Z - A
nothing of the sort: not at all
of every sort: from every type, from everything available, from here and there, from everywhere
sorted: Product that is carefully scrutinized at McFarland Cascade to eliminate unsightly pieces and reduce fall down at the retail store level
sorted: Segregated into groups according to specified criteria
sorted: separated by grain size
sorted: {s} classified, grouped, arranged according to class or type
sorted: reports whether the LIST entry has the SORT attribute Y or N
sorted: arranged into groups
sorted: arranged according to size
sorter: a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes
sorter: a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
sorter: A conveyor that receives mixed unit loads and discharges them to segregated spaces or conveyors in response to an automatic dispatch control
sorter: A device which is added to the copier for use when producing collated copies
sorter: One who, or that which, sorts
sorter: {i} one who sorts, one who classifies, one who categorizes, one who puts in order
sorter: a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
sorter: A multiple-bin attachment that allows multiple copies to be separated into individual stacks
sorter: Shows a slide show as a miniature gallery
sorting: The process by which a given transport medium separates out certain particles, as on the basis of size, shape, or density
sorting: (n ) is an important practical application where sets of keys and their associated attributes are to be arranged in order based on one of the attributes The largest scale use occurs in database applications but many scientific simulations involve sorting as a subproblem Algorithms optimised for SIMD and MIMD architectures are known
sorting: present participle of to sort
sorting: Process of selection and separation of SEDIMENT grains according to their grain size (or grain shape or specific gravity)
sorting: Afran
sorting: the seperation of the whole fleece into parts, as well as removing the off-sorts
sorting: - in Direct Mail, the arrangement of pieces in a bulk mailing by ZIP Code® to facilitate processing and more reliable delivery
sorting: In files management, the process of separating records into groups for filing according to a classification system
sorting: {i} classifying, grouping, act of arranging according to classes or groups; organizing; act of separating from others
sorting: The process of quickly determining if a person you meet aligns enough with your Requirements to engage the screening process and getting to know them better
sorting: In Direct Mail, the arrangement of pieces in a bulk mailing by ZIP Code® to facilitate processing and more reliable delivery
sorting: Arranging objects numerically or alphabetically
sorting: In air drying or kiln drying, segregation of rough-sawn wood items into lots having similar drying characteristics such as thickness, species, grades, sapwood, heartwood, grain patterns, and into classes for stacking, such as width and length
sorting: An option in some search engines that allows you to determine how you'd like your search results listed-by URL, relevance, domain or location, date, and so on
sorting: Separation of forest products Usually occurs at the landing (23)
sorting: The process that alleviates discrepancies in assortment by reallocating the outputs of various producers into assortments desired by individual purchasers
sorting: Ordering data in numerical or alphabetical order Sometimes sorting is undertaken on two fields so that where one field recurs that data is in order of a second field Examples of this are the telephone directory where Smith is the primary field but a secondary field of 'initial' or 'second name' is used
sorting: (See collation )
sorting: grouping by class or kind or size
sorting: the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
sorting: an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery it the process of sorting"
sorting: Separating a fleece or fiber into groups of comparable character and quality The grading of fiber
sorting: The grouping together of geometry with similar graphics state for more efficient rendering with fewer graphics state changes OpenGL Performer sorts during scene graph traversal
sorting: A process of changing the sequence of records in a file to a new order, such as changing from ZIP code order to order of recency
sorting: Ordering query results so that a certain attribute is in ascending or descending order For example, a query on the Person object might be sorted by alphabetic Last Name Multiple levels of sorting are possible, so that, for example, all of the "Smiths" would be sorted then by First Name
sorting: Sorting operations allow you to choose the order in which information will be displayed
sorting: The process by which materials are graded according to one of their particular attributes, including size, shape or density Sorting can also be used in sedimentological terms to mean the standard deviation of a particle distribution
sorting: (1) Computerized process of changing the given sequence of a list to a different sequence; (2) interfiling two or more lists
sorts: Third person form of to sort
sorts: Puts in a definite place, location or order, according to kind, class, etc
sorts: Word allows you to sort information by as many as three table columns at once For example, you can sort by Name, then by Order Number, then by Order Date in one action
sorts: Plural form of sort
sorts: Joint Status of Resources and Training System