Ordering query results so that a certain attribute is in ascending or descending order. For example, a query on the Person object might be sorted by alphabetic Last Name. Multiple levels of sorting are possible, so that, for example, all of the "Smiths" would be sorted then by First Name.

The arranging of clips in a bin column in numerical or alphabetical order, depending on the column the user selects.

Arranging records in a file according to a specified sequence, such as alphabetically or numerically, from lowest to highest.

The resulting table can be sorted by the selected fields. Default sorting is by A, Z, and energy.

One option lacking from almost all Internet search tools is the ability to sort the results of a search. Typically, search engines will try to sort the results by "relevance." Rarely can the search request an alphabetical, chronological, or location sort.

Ordering data in numerical or alphabetical order. Sometimes sorting is undertaken on two fields so that where one field recurs that data is in order of a second field. Examples of this are the telephone directory where Smith is the primary field but a secondary field of ‘initial’ or ‘second name’ is used. Special fields Form fields designed to contain special data such as date, time, page number or calculations like column totals.