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secondary sorting

[ˈsɛkənderi ˈsɔrtɪŋ]
noun
classificação secundária
1. A sorting operation performed on data that has already been sorted by a primary criterion, using a different criterion to further organize the results
The database uses primary sorting by date, followed by secondary sorting by name to organize the records.
O banco de dados usa classificação primária por data, seguida de classificação secundária por nome para organizar os registros.
2. In computing, a second-level sort applied to groups of data that are equal according to the primary sort key
Secondary sorting ensures that within each category, items are alphabetically ordered.
A classificação secundária garante que dentro de cada categoria, os itens sejam ordenados alfabeticamente.
Synonyms
secondary sortsubsorttie-breaking sortsecond-level sorting
Antonyms
primary sortinginitial sorting

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
classificação secundária
Standard term used in technical and computing contexts
São Paulo
ordenação secundária
Alternative technical term commonly used in IT sectors
Portugal
ordenação secundária
Preferred term in European Portuguese technical documentation

Related Idioms & Phrases

sort within a sort
multi-level sorting
hierarchical sorting
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