presort

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verb

To sort in advance.

“The algorithm runs faster if the data is presorted.”

OriginEnglish sort ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

verbpresort (third-person singular simple present presorts, present participle presorting, simple past and past participle presorted)

present singular third person presorts · participle present presorting · participle past presorted · past presorted

  1. transitiveTo sort in advance.

    The algorithm runs faster if the data is presorted.

    2 more examples

    Mail is presorted by postcode prior to transfer into the postal delivery system.

    Please presort your waste so that it can be recycled.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishsort
  10. Englishpresort

From pre- + sort.

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Translations

Dutch voorsorteren
  • voorsorterento sort in advance
German vorsortieren
  • vorsortierento sort in advance

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sporterTrosper
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APA

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MLA

“presort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presort. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presort,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presort.

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