sorters
Those who categorize
Sorters are people or machines that sort—organizing items into categories or arranging them by some criterion.
Mail sorters separate letters by destination.
Coin sorters divide currency by denomination.
In warehouses, sorters direct packages to different conveyor lines.
The word applies equally to human workers and automated systems: The facility employs both human sorters and robotic ones.
Act of selecting
- choosingSelecting from alternatives
- curatingOrganizing for presentation
- siftingSeparating by particle size
- screeningEvaluative selection process
shortlisting · discriminating · handpicking · prioritizing · triaging · culling · weeding · cherry-picking
Of mail service
- mailPostal system items
- baggageTraveler's packed belongings
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
package · parcel · fruit · produce · inspector · grader · handler · technician
Systematic grouping by traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- binningGrouping into discrete categories
- typologyClassification by shared traits
segmentation · tagging · labeling · indexing · codification · compartmentalization · stratification · enumeration
Mechanism that transports items
- hopperTapered dispensing container
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- binStorage or disposal vessel
- trayShallow portable platform
optical · mechanical · automated · robotic · sensor · belt · feeder · vibratory
Rate of motion
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- automationSelf-operating system design
optimization · productivity · algorithm · performance · scalability · capacity · workflow · streamlining
picking
Act of selecting
- choosingSelecting from alternatives
- curatingOrganizing for presentation
- siftingSeparating by particle size
screening · shortlisting · discriminating · handpicking · prioritizing · triaging · culling · weeding · cherry-picking · vetting
postal
Of mail service
warehouse · package · parcel · fruit · produce · inspector · grader · handler · technician · operator
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- binningGrouping into discrete categories
typology · segmentation · tagging · labeling · indexing · codification · compartmentalization · stratification · enumeration · itemization
conveyor
Mechanism that transports items
tray · optical · mechanical · automated · robotic · sensor · belt · feeder · vibratory · pneumatic
speed
Rate of motion
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
automation · optimization · productivity · algorithm · performance · scalability · capacity · workflow · streamlining · calibration
sieve
Mesh filtering utensil
filter · separator · sifter · riddle · colander · winnower · particulate · debris · sediment · grain
- mail processingstamping, mail bags, mailbags, postal workers, postal codes
- organizersdesk organizer, drawer organizer, closet organizer, desk organizers, drawer organizers
- recycling jobsrecyclers, pickers, dismantlers
- factory automationindustrial automation, automating, robotic arms, robot arm, robot arms
- LEGO hobbyistscustom builders, vintage collectors
- tin industry jobssmelters, assayers
sortersrandomizers
Things producing arbitrary outcomes
scramblers · shufflers · disorganizers · mixers · jumbler
- sorted outResolved or organized
- shape sorterToy matching blocks to holes
- coin sorterDevice organizing currency by denomination
- sorted oneself outResolved one's own problems
- mail sorterRoutes letters by address