Shellsort
See also: shellsort
English
Alternative forms
- shellsort
Etymology
Shell + sort, after Douglas Shell, who published the first version in 1959.
Noun
Shellsort (uncountable)
- (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
- sell short, short sell, short-sell