sortingtable
nounUK /ˈsɔːtɪŋ ˌteɪb(ə)l/
US /ˈsɔːrtɪŋ ˌteɪb(ə)l/
A sorting table is a flat table where you put things in groups.
We used a sorting table to put the buttons into different colors.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A table used in recycling or waste plants to separate materials by hand.
Workers at the recycling center stood at the sorting table picking out plastic bottles.
3. A table in a mail room where letters are arranged by address or route.
The clerk spread the envelopes across the sorting table before delivery.
4. A table used in libraries or offices to arrange papers and files into order.
She stacked the returned books on the sorting table to shelve them later.