sorting job
nounUK /ˈsɔːtɪŋ dʒɒb/
US /ˈsɔːrtɪŋ dʒɑːb/
A sorting job is a job where you put things into groups that are alike.
At the recycling center, my uncle has a sorting job and puts bottles and cans into different bins.
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2. A computer task that puts data in order.
The program finished its sorting job and listed the names from A to Z.
3. A job in a post office where letters are put into groups by address.
She got a sorting job at the mail center and sends letters to the right towns.
4. The work of separating good things from bad things.
The farmer's sorting job is to pick out the ripe apples from the rotten ones.