sort order

How items arrange

Sort order is the sequence in which items are arranged—alphabetically, numerically, chronologically, or by some other criterion.

In computing, sort order determines how data displays in lists, tables, or search results: Change the sort order to show newest first.

Ascending sort order goes from smallest to largest or A to Z; descending reverses this.

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sequence · arrange · chronological · hierarchy · shuffle · filter · reverse · numerical · priority · index · organize · list · column · dropdown · A-Z · newest · oldest · relevance

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arrangement method

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Unpredictable arrangement

randomness · disorder · unsorted · no particular order · unordered

direction of ordering

sort orderdescending order

Arrangement from greatest downward

ascending order · reverse order

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