sortable meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

sortable

adj

UK /ˈsɔːtəb(ə)l/

Etymology Borrowed from Middle French sortable; equivalent to sort + -able.

That can be sorted.

Text is searchable, sortable, copyable, pastable, printable and forwardable.2007 February 15, David Pogue, “Freedom for Prisoners of Voice Mail”, in The New York Times:

Obsolete Suitable; proper, appropriate.

If we must needs study, let us study something sorteable to our condition[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 28, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Middle French sortable; equivalent to sort + -able.

Computing, Engineering, Graphical user interface, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A component that allows a sequence of items to be reordered via drag and drop.