"counting sort" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: counting sorts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} counting sort (plural counting sorts)
  1. (computing) A sorting algorithm that counts how many times each integer key appears in an array and then reorders the array based on those counts. Wikipedia link: counting sort Categories (topical): Computing Translations (sorting algorithm): laskentalajittelu (Finnish), laskentajärjestäminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-counting_sort-en-noun-7ImLlU8l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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