"Shellsort" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Shell + sort, after Douglas Shell, who published the first version in 1959. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Shell|sort}} Shell + sort Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Shellsort (uncountable)
  1. (computing theory) A sorting algorithm that starts by sorting pairs of elements that are far apart from each other, then progressively reduces the gap between elements to be compared. Wikipedia link: Shellsort Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Theory of computing Synonyms: shellsort

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