Sorting, i.e. extracting data from one or more carriers, re-arranging the data in numerical or other ordered sequence, and re-recording the sorted data on the original carrier or on a different carrier or set of carriers

Full Title

Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled > Arrangements for sorting or merging computer data on continuous record carriers, e.g. tape, drum, disc > Sorting, i.e. extracting data from one or more carriers, re-arranging the data in numerical or other ordered sequence, and re-recording the sorted data on the original carrier or on a different carrier or set of carriers

Classification Context

Section:

PHYSICS

Class:

COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING

Subclass:

ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING

Child Classifications

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• G06F 7/26 the sorted data being recorded on the original record carrier within the same space in which the data had been recorded prior to their sorting, without using intermediate storage