sorter

Definition of Sorter in English :

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Noun

1. sorter

a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)

2. sorter

a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sorter

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noun

1.

a class, group, kind, etc, as distinguished by some common quality or characteristic

2. informal

type of character, nature, etc

he's a good sort

3.

a more or less definable or adequate example

it's a sort of review

4. (often plural) printing

any of the individual characters making up a fount of type

5. archaic

manner; way

in this sort we struggled home

6. after a sort

7. of sorts

8. out of sorts

9. sort of

verb

10. (transitive)

to arrange according to class, type, etc

11. (transitive)

to put (something) into working order

12. (transitive)

to arrange (computer information) by machine in an order convenient to the computer user

13. (transitive; foll by with) informal

to supply, esp with drugs

14. (intr; foll by with, together, etc) archaic or dialect

to associate, as on friendly terms

15. (intransitive) archaic

to agree; accord

Sorter

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noun

1.

any group of persons or things related by having something in common; kind; class

2.

quality or type; nature

remarks of that sort

3. Archaic

manner or way

4. Computing

the act or an instance of sorting

5. [usually pl.]; Printing

any of the kinds of characters in a font of type

verb transitive

6.

to place, separate, or arrange according to class or kind

often with out

verb intransitive

7. Archaic

to associate; consort

8. Archaic

to harmonize or agree; suit

9. Computing

to arrange a group of records in a particular way, as chronologically or alphabetically, so that they can be accessed more efficiently

Sorter

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n.

1. A group of persons or things of the same general character; a kind. See Usage Note at kind².

2. Character or nature: books of a subversive sort.

3. One that exemplifies the characteristics of or serves a similar function to another: "A large dinner-party ... made a sort of general introduction for her to the society of the neighbourhood" (George Eliot).

4. A person; an individual: The clerk is a decent sort.

5. Computers An operation that arranges data in a specified way: did an alphabetic sort on the columns of data.

6. Archaic A way of acting or behaving: "in this sort the simple household lived / From day to day" (William Wordsworth).

v. sort·ed, sort·ing, sorts

v.tr.

1. To place or arrange according to class, kind, or size; classify: sorted the books into boxes by genre. See Synonyms at arrange.

2. To separate from others: sort the wheat from the chaff.

v.intr.

1. To make a search or examination of a collection of things: sorted through the laundry looking for a matching sock.

2. To be or become arranged in a certain way.

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