bubble sort

A metaphor, suggesting the way that elements gradually bubble to the top of the array after consecutive comparisons.

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bubble sort (plural bubble sorts)

(computing) A sorting algorithm in which pairs of neighboring values are compared and swapped into the right order if necessary in the innermost loop.

sorting algorithm

Chinese:
Cantonese: 冒泡排序 (mou⁶ pou⁵ paai⁴ zeoi⁶)

Mandarin: 冒泡排序 (màopào páixù), 氣泡排序 / 气泡排序 (qìpào páixù), 泡沫排序 (pàomò páixù)
Esperanto: bobelmetoda ordigo
Estonian: mullsortimine
Finnish: kuplalajittelu, kuplajärjestäminen
French: tri à bulles (fr) m
Japanese: バブルソート (baburu sōto)