Arrangements for sorting or merging computer data on continuous record carriers, e.g. tape, drum, disc

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Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled (logic circuits H03K19/00) > Arrangements for sorting or merging computer data on continuous record carriers, e.g. tape, drum, disc

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• G06F 7/24 Sorting, i.e. extracting data from one or more carriers, rearranging the data in numerical or other ordered sequence, and rerecording the sorted data on the original carrier or on a different carrier or set of carriers (G06F7/36 takes precedence)
• G06F 7/32 Merging, i.e. combining data contained in ordered sequence on at least two record carriers to produce a single carrier or set of carriers having all the original data in the ordered sequence (G06F7/36 takes precedence)
• G06F 7/36 Combined merging and sorting