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MERGING SORT [1 record]

Record 1 2016-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A set of routines to arrange random items in an ordered sequence. These routines can also be used to combine two or more ordered sequences into a single file.

OBS

sort-merge; SRT: term and abbreviation standardized by ANSI.

French

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

Méthode de tri consistant à établir des suites d'éléments possédant la propriété recherchée, puis à interclasser celles-ci de manière à former des suites plus longues.

Spanish

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

Conjunto de rutinas que ordena elementos al azar en una secuencia ordenada. Estas rutinas pueden usarse también para combinar dos o más secuencias ordenadas en un solo archivo (fichero).

Key term(s)
  • clasificación e intercalación
  • clasificación y fusión
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