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sortkeys

sortkeys is the plural of sortkey.

Meaning of sortkey

Noun

sortkey (plural sortkeys)

  1. A key (field or value) by which data items are sorted.
    • Output conversion routines may be applied to sortkey items before they are sorted.1973, Generalized Data Base Management Systems, page 257

Questions about sortkeys

What is sortkeys the plural of?
Sortkeys is the plural of sortkey.

Words near sortkeys in the dictionary

  1. sortition
  2. sortitioned
  3. sortitions
  4. sortitive
  5. sortkey
  6. sortkeys
  7. sortment
  8. sortments
  9. Sorto
  10. Sortor
  11. Sortos

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