sortation

American  

[sawr-tey-shuhn] / sɔrˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the process or result of sorting things, especially computationally or mechanically.

2. classification of things.

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sortation British  

/ sɔːˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. the process of sorting items into groups sharing a distinguishing quality or characteristic

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Etymology

Origin of sortation

First recorded in 1840–50; sort ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

Example Sentences

Dell said she was “pleased” that Waste Management “stopped the illegal sortation of cartons into mixed paper bales. Now we ask them and other waste companies to stop illegally exporting mixed paper waste to countries that have banned it.”

From Los Angeles Times

Sortation centers are meant to relieve stores of the burden of sorting packages for final delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal

The new 40,000-square-foot building is only open to drivers with Shipt—the delivery service that Target acquired in 2017—compared with the retailer’s other sortation centers that rely on national carriers and third-party delivery providers as well as drivers from Shipt.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Cleveland, Target opened a new sortation center operated by third-party logistics provider Ryder System.

From The Wall Street Journal

Orders are picked and packed at stores and then moved to sortation centers to be batched based on neighborhood for delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal