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BLOCK SORTING [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-05

English

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

A sort in which the items are first sorted on the most significant character; to divide them into groups for greater ease in handling.

OBS

block sort: term standardized by CSA.

Key term(s)
  • group sorting
  • block sorting

French

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

Tri au cours duquel les articles sont d'abord classés d'après le caractère le plus significatif. Cette technique les répartit en groupes facilitant leur manipulation.

OBS

tri par bloc : terme normalisé par la CSA.

Spanish

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

Clasificación por uno o más de los caracteres significativos de una clave, como medio de dividir un gran volumen de registros, que debe ser clasificado, en grupos de tamaño más fácil de trabajar.

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