library sort

English

Etymology

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

library sort (plural library sorts)

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