bubble sort

English

Etymology

A metaphor, suggesting the way that elements gradually bubble to the top of the array after consecutive comparisons.

Noun

bubble sort (plural bubble sorts)

1. (computing) A sorting algorithm in which pairs of neighboring values are compared and swapped into the right order if necessary in the innermost loop.

Translations

sorting algorithm

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 冒泡排序 (mou⁶ pou⁵ paai⁴ zeoi⁶)

  Mandarin: 冒泡排序 (màopào páixù), 氣泡排序／气泡排序 (qìpào páixù), 泡沫排序 (pàomò páixù)

• Esperanto: bobelmetoda ordigo
• Estonian: mullsortimine
• Finnish: kuplalajittelu, kuplajärjestäminen
• French: tri à bulles (fr) m
• Japanese: バブルソート (baburu sōto)