sortability
Capacity for arrangement
Sortability is how easily something can be arranged in order.
Data with high sortability has clear criteria for ranking—alphabetical, numerical, chronological.
The term appears in computing, data management, and discussions of file naming conventions: Adding dates to filenames improves their sortability.
Poor sortability makes organization difficult.
Arranging into groups
- filingStoring documents systematically
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- structuringImposing systematic order
cataloging · allocation · distribution · compartmentalization · binning · bucketing · tagging · labeling
State of mattering here
- dateSpecific day or outing
- alphabeticalOrdered by letter sequence
- numericalRelating to figures
- sizePhysical extent or dimensions
price · popularity · recency · rating · distance · frequency · magnitude · chronological
Ranked authority structure
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- gradationIncremental transition between stages
tier · level · stratification · ordering · position · standing · rating · scale
Finite problem-solving procedure
- columnVertical structural element
- fieldArea of specialty
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- spreadsheetTabular data organizer
table · query · filter · parameter · attribute · metadata · indexing · key
Moving items via cursor
- reorderableCapable of rearrangement
- customizableAble to be modified
- toggleableAble to be flipped
- ascendingMoving upward
descending · clickable · intuitive · responsive · interactive · filterable · adjustable · configurable
categorization
Arranging into groups
- filingStoring documents systematically
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
structuring · cataloging · allocation · distribution · compartmentalization · binning · bucketing · tagging · labeling · classification
relevance
State of mattering here
- dateSpecific day or outing
- alphabeticalOrdered by letter sequence
- numericalRelating to figures
size · price · popularity · recency · rating · distance · frequency · magnitude · chronological · custom
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
gradation · tier · level · stratification · ordering · position · standing · rating · scale · ladder
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
- columnVertical structural element
- fieldArea of specialty
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
spreadsheet · table · query · filter · parameter · attribute · metadata · indexing · key · value
drag-and-drop
Moving items via cursor
- reorderableCapable of rearrangement
- customizableAble to be modified
- toggleableAble to be flipped
ascending · descending · clickable · intuitive · responsive · interactive · filterable · adjustable · configurable · manual
sortabilityrandomness
Lack of predictable pattern
disorder · chaos · disorganization · unsortable · entropy
sortabilityincomparability
Having no equal
arbitrariness · irregularity · unpredictability · formlessness · heterogeneity
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