"library sort" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: library sorts [plural]
Etymology: By analogy with a librarian who leaves gaps between books so that inserting a new book does not require moving so many of the existing books. Head templates: {{en-noun}} library sort (plural library sorts)
  1. (computing theory) A form of insertion sort that leaves gaps between elements to accelerate subsequent insertions. Wikipedia link: library sort Categories (topical): Theory of computing

Inflected forms

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