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alphasort

noun
/ˈæl.fə.sɔːt/UK/ˈæl.fə.soɹt/US

Etymology

Blend of alphabet + sort.

  1. derived from sortem
  2. derived from sorte
  3. inherited from sort
  4. compounded as alphasort — “alphabet + sort”

Definitions

  1. The process of sorting in alphabetical order, especially when performed in an automated…

    The process of sorting in alphabetical order, especially when performed in an automated fashion.

    • At the fastest reported sort rate of lGB per minute on the alphasort machine [NBC+ 94], re-computation of the cube for a data collection rate of 10GB a day would require roughly one day to sort 4 month data collection.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for alphasort. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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