alphabetizer
- noun
- /ˈælfəˌbɛtaɪzər/
- Specialized
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programa de ordenación
- When importing contacts, the app's alphabetizer arranged names by last name automatically.
Examples
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They wrote a simple alphabetizer script to reorder product SKUs for the vendor's spreadsheet.
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The database includes a built-in alphabetizer that sorts every entry alphabetically before display.
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The alphabetizer sorted the list quickly.
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I need an alphabetizer for my contacts.
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The database includes a built-in alphabetizer that sorts every entry alphabetically before display.
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When importing contacts, the app's alphabetizer arranged names by last name automatically.
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They wrote a simple alphabetizer script to reorder product SKUs for the vendor's spreadsheet.
Synonyms
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A computer tool that puts data items in order by name or number
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A machine that puts things like letters or packages into different groups
A computer tool that puts items in order by letters or numbers
A person or device that puts things in order
Surface Forms
Morphology
alphabetizer = alphabetize (transparent) = alphabet + ize + er
The verb 'alphabetize' takes the regular agentive/instrumental suffix '-er' to form a tool or program that performs alphabetizing.
Etymology
Alphabetizer comes from alphabet, from the names alpha and beta, meaning the basic set of 'letters' in order. The ending -er can mean a tool or thing that does an action, like 'calculator' or 'printer'. So an alphabetizer is a tool or program that puts items into 'alphabetical' order.