How Data is Stored and Moved

Sort

Arranging data in a specific order — alphabetically, by date, by value, ascending or descending.

Definition

Arranging data in a specific order — alphabetically, by date, by value, ascending or descending. In SQL this is done with ORDER BY.

Example

Sorting search results by relevance, or sorting a leaderboard by score from highest to lowest.

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Database Table Row Query SQL Filter Join Aggregate JSON

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