Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone. 2013.
Sorting office — or Processing and Distribution Center (P DC; name used by the United States Postal Service (USPS)[1]) is any location where postal operators bring mail after collection for sorting into batches for delivery to the addressee,[2] which may be a… … Wikipedia
sorting office — noun A place where mail that has been posted is sorted by destination • • • Main Entry: ↑sort * * * sorting office UK [ˈsɔː(r)tɪŋ ˌɒfɪs] US [ˈsɔrtɪŋ ˌɔfɪs] noun [countable] [singular sortin … Useful english dictionary
sorting rack — A metal framework with hooks from which sacks or pouches hang while being filled with mail. A sorting rack can hold five to ten sacks. (Also see circular sorting rack androtary sorting rack) (Also called bag, pouch, sack, paper, and parcel rack) … Glossary of postal terms
sorting office — ➔ office * * * sorting office UK US noun [C] ► a building where letters, packages, etc. are taken after they have been posted and where they are then put into groups according to their addresses before being delivered … Financial and business terms
Sorting (sediment) — Sorting indicates the distribution of grain size of sediments, either in unconsolidated deposits or in sedimentary rocks. Poorly sorted indicates that the sediment sizes are mixed (large variance); whereas well sorted indicates that the sediment… … Wikipedia
Sorting pack cloths — (engl., spr. Sorting päch klohds), ordinäre englische Tücher im Stück gefärbt, zum Packen der Tücher u. zu Matrosenkleidern. S. Pennystone, ordinäre englische Tücher von Ausschußwolle … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
sorting office — sorting offices N COUNT A sorting office is a place where letters and parcels that have been posted are taken and sorted according to where they are being sent. [BRIT] … English dictionary
sorting office — sorting .office n BrE a place where letters and packages are put into groups according to where they have to be delivered … Dictionary of contemporary English
sorting conveyor — (See conveyor and sort) … Glossary of postal terms
Sorting algorithm — In computer science, a sorting algorithm is an algorithm that puts elements of a list in a certain order. The most used orders are numerical order and lexicographical order. Efficient sorting is important for optimizing the use of other… … Wikipedia
Sorting — For the sorting of sediment, see Sorting (sediment). Sorting type Sorting is any process of arranging items in some sequence and/or in different sets, and accordingly, it has two common, yet distinct meanings: ordering: arranging items of the… … Wikipedia
