Sortkey
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sortkey is a noun meaning (computing) A key (field or value) by which data items are sorted.
Meaning
(computing) A key (field or value) by which data items are sorted.
Example Sentences
Sortkeys are made by picking out delimiting characters and special signs.
Output conversion routines may be applied to sortkey items before they are sorted.
In data-processing terminology, descriptors by which a file is ordered are called sortkeys. (Likewise, descriptors used in searching are called search keys.) A library catalog may be arranged by sortkey 1: author, and sortkey 2: title.
Word Forms
- sortkeys
- sort key
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sort, hashkey, sorter, keyset, quicksort, bucketsort.
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