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library sort

library sort noun: a form of insertion sort that leaves gaps between elements to accelerate subsequent insertions.

Noun

library sort (plural library sorts)

  1. A form of insertion sort that leaves gaps between elements to accelerate subsequent insertions.

library sort meaning in Arabic

library sort in Arabic

Translations
فَرْز مَكْتَبِيّ farz maktabiyy

Forms of library sort

plurallibrary sorts

Origin of library sort

By analogy with a librarian who leaves gaps between books so that inserting a new book does not require moving so many of the existing books.

Questions about library sort

What does library sort mean?
Library sort means a form of insertion sort that leaves gaps between elements to accelerate subsequent insertions.
What is library sort in Arabic?
Library sort in Arabic is فَرْز مَكْتَبِيّ (farz maktabiyy). See Library sort meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is library sort?
Library sort is a noun.
What is the plural of library sort?
The plural of library sort is library sorts.

Words near library sort in the dictionary

  1. library pastes
  2. library school
  3. library schools
  4. library science
  5. library sciences
  6. library sort
  7. library sorts
  8. library voice
  9. library voices
  10. libraryful
  11. libraryfuls

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