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Record 1 2001-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

A sorting technique where one key (item of data) is designated as the lowest or highest. Then all of the remaining items in the list are compared and ordered in relation to that first key piece of data.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
DEF

Technique de tri permettant de classer tous les éléments d'un fichier par ordre de grandeur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
DEF

Técnica de clasificación en la que se designa una llave o elemento de datos como lo mayor o lo menor. Luego todos los elementos restantes en la lista se comparan y ordenan en relación con la primera llave de datos.

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