"insertion sort" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: insertion sorts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} insertion sort (countable and uncountable, plural insertion sorts)
  1. (computer science) A sorting algorithm that performs its task by inserting new items into a pre-existing sorted data structure. Wikipedia link: insertion sort Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computer science Translations (sorting algorithm): lisäyslajittelu (Finnish), lisäysjärjestäminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-insertion_sort-en-noun-YQ6foqN5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

Inflected forms

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