Ordering

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Order \Or"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ordered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Ordering}.] [From {Order}, n.]
     1. To put in order; to reduce to a methodical arrangement; to
        arrange in a series, or with reference to an end. Hence,
        to regulate; to dispose; to direct; to rule.
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              To him that ordereth his conversation aright. --Ps.
                                                    1. 23.
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              Warriors old with ordered spear and shield.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. To give an order to; to command; as, to order troops to
        advance.
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     3. To give an order for; to secure by an order; as, to order
        a carriage; to order groceries.
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     4. (Eccl.) To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive
        into the ranks of the ministry.
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              These ordered folk be especially titled to God.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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              Persons presented to be ordered deacons. --Bk. of
                                                    Com. Prayer.
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     {Order arms} (Mil.), the command at which a rifle is brought
        to a position with its butt resting on the ground; also,
        the position taken at such a command.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ordering \Or"der*ing\, n.
     Disposition; distribution; management. --South.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ordering
       n 1: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements;
            "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order
            of their presentation" [syn: {order}, {ordination}]
       2: putting in order; "there were mistakes in the ordering of
          items on the list" [syn: {order}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  47 Moby Thesaurus words for "ordering":
     allocation, allotment, apportionment, arrangement, array, arraying,
     authority, collation, collocation, command, conduct, constitution,
     control, deployment, direction, disposal, disposition,
     distribution, form, formation, formulation, governance, government,
     guidance, handling, husbandry, lead, leading, management, managery,
     managing, manipulation, marshaling, order, pilotage, placement,
     regimentation, regulation, running, sequence, steerage, steering,
     structuring, syntax, the conn, the helm, the wheel
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  ordering
       
          A relation.
       
          See {partial ordering}, {pre-order}, {total ordering}.