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ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de
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I hate when computer scientists use “sorting” for “ordering”. It’s been mistranslated into other languages, too.

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I am very new to the world of CS but I appreciate precise vocabulary. Is my understanding below correct?

  • Sorting = Assigning each object to one category (“bin”).

  • Ordering = Like sorting, but the categories themselves have an inherent hierarchy/order (numerical, alphabetical, etc.)

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Yes but people say “sorting algorithms” when describibg programs that put elements of a list in the correct order.

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