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UNBALANCED MERGE SORT [1 record]

Record 1 2002-10-30

English

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

A merge sort, which is an external sort, such that the sorted subsets created by the internal sorts are unequally distributed among some of the available auxiliary storage devices.

OBS

The subsets are merged onto the remaining auxiliary storage devices and the process repeated until all items are in one sorted set.

OBS

As opposed to balanced merge sort.

French

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

Spanish

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

Clasificación y fusión, que es una clasificación externa, de modo que los subconjuntos creados por la clasificación interna se distribuyen desigualmente entre los dispositivos de almacenamiento auxiliares disponibles. Los subconjuntos se fusionan en los dispositivos de almacenamiento auxiliar remanentes y se repite el proceso hasta que todos los elementos estén clasificados en un solo conjunto.

OBS

Contrasta con "clasificación de fusión equilibrada" (balanced merge sort).

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