# external sorting

> class of sorting algorithms that can handle massive amounts of data

**Wikidata**: [Q209687](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209687)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_sorting)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/external-sorting


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013