spaghetti sort

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|sorting algorithm}} A [[linear time|linear-time]] [[algorithm]] for sorting a [[sequence]] of items, [[analogous]] to standing a number of [[strand]]s of [[spaghetti]] of different lengths upright on a [[surface]] and noting the order in which they are encountered when lowering one's hand from above.

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