library sort

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

By analogy with a librarian who leaves gaps between books so that inserting a new book does not require moving so many of the existing books.

Noun[edit]

library sort (plural library sorts)

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  1. (computing theory) A form of insertion sort that leaves gaps between elements to accelerate subsequent insertions.