search-oriented sorting
noun phraseUK /sɜːtʃ ˈɔːriəntɪd ˈsɔːtɪŋ/
US /sɝːtʃ ˈɔːriəntɪd ˈsɔːrtɪŋ/
A way of putting things in order so you can find what you want faster.
The library used search-oriented sorting so kids could find dinosaur books quickly.
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2. A computer method that arranges data to make searching quicker.
The program applied search-oriented sorting before running the query.
3. Organizing items by how often people look for them.
The website's menu used search-oriented sorting to put popular pages first.
4. A ranking approach that puts the most findable results at the top.
Search-oriented sorting pushed the best matches to the front of the list.