sorter

Meanings

• noun

  A device or tool used to arrange or classify things according to a certain criterion.

  - "The sorter separates letters into different piles based on their shapes."
  - "The sorter in the factory sorts items based on their size and color."
  - "After the sorter has finished, all the apples are perfectly arranged in piles."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sorter
morter , boring , warning , storing

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Variants

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sort , sortable , sorted , sorter , sorters , sorting , sorts

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Etymology

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The word 'sorter' originates from the Old French word 'sortir', which means 'to go out' or 'to separate'. This is due to the fact that sorters were often used to separate or classify items.

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Trivia

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1. The first electronic sorter was developed in the 1950s and was used to sort mail.

2. In the game of Scrabble, a sorter is a tool used to separate and store the letter tiles.

3. The term 'sorter' is also used in genetics to describe a protein that separates and packages DNA into chromosomes during cell division.

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Related Concepts

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1. classifier: A machine or algorithm that automatically sorts or categorizes data based on certain features.

2. filter: A tool or process that separates or removes unwanted elements from a larger group.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'sorter' has been used metaphorically to describe a person who separates or classifies information. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby', the character Nick Carraway acts as a sorter of information about the mysterious Jay Gatsby.

How to Memorize "sorter"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a machine with different compartments or bins, each one labeled with a different criterion. The sorter then places items in the appropriate bin based on that criterion.
   - Visualize yourself sorting through a pile of papers, separating them into different piles based on their importance or urgency.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sorter' with the image of a person sorting through a deck of cards, separating them into different piles based on their suit or value.
   - Think of a sorter as someone who separates and organizes things, like a librarian who sorts books by genre or a gardener who separates seeds into different packets based on their plant type.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create an acronym, such as S-Orders-T-o-R-T-E, where each letter represents a step in the sorting process: Sort, Organize, Transfer, Record, and Test.
   - Use the mnemonic 'My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas' to remember the order of the nine planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

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