multi-level sorting
[ˈmʌl.ti ˈlev.əl ˈsɔːr.tɪŋ]
nounpl: multi-level sortings
ordenação em múltiplos níveis
1. A data sorting technique that arranges items based on multiple criteria or keys in a hierarchical sequence, where primary sorting occurs first, followed by secondary and tertiary sorting criteria.
The spreadsheet uses multi-level sorting to organize employees first by department, then by salary, and finally by hire date.
A planilha utiliza ordenação em múltiplos níveis para organizar funcionários primeiro por departamento, depois por salário e finalmente por data de contratação.
2. In computer science and database management, the process of applying successive sort operations to a dataset using nested or cascading sort keys.
Multi-level sorting in SQL can be achieved using multiple ORDER BY clauses to create a complex sort hierarchy.
A ordenação em múltiplos níveis em SQL pode ser alcançada usando múltiplas cláusulas ORDER BY para criar uma hierarquia de classificação complexa.
This is primarily a technical term used in computing, data management, and business analytics contexts in both English-speaking countries and Brazil. It is particularly common in corporate environments dealing with large datasets, spreadsheet applications, and database management systems. The term reflects the globalized nature of technology vocabulary.
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