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sorter

  • a word derived from sort.

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One sorter uses AI to identify aluminum beverage cans.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

For instance, one peak summer afternoon, with every conveyor belt, boarding gate and baggage sorter running at full blast, can set the airport’s electricity rate for the entire month.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

In a sense, the device operates like a centrifuge, but the microfluidic sorter does not require human intervention to pick out sorted cells, Han adds.

From Science Daily Feb. 7, 2024

Advice from Wirecutter: Get your weekends back with a laundry sorter.

From New York Times Feb. 23, 2023

“How come the guys inside the control room didn’t flip a switch to shut down the book sorter when they saw Haley doing her cardio cha-cha-cha on it?”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein