Shellsort

See also: shellsort

English

Alternative forms

• shellsort

Etymology

From Shell +‎ sort, after Douglas Shell, who published the first version in 1959.

Noun

Shellsort (uncountable)

1. (computing theory) A sorting algorithm that starts by sorting pairs of elements that are far apart from each other, then progressively reduces the gap between elements to be compared.

Anagrams

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