Overview of noun sorting

The noun sorting has 3 senses

• sort, sorting -- (an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting")


• classification, categorization, categorisation, sorting -- (the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories)


• sorting -- (grouping by class or kind or size)

Overview of verb sort

The verb sort has 2 senses

• screen, screen out, sieve, sort -- (examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants")


• classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate -- (arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?")