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Subject:Re: Are there any word/language guru's out there? From:"Nagai, Paul" <pnagai -at- VISA -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 9 Aug 1995 12:16:00 PDT
> > Has anyone got any idea for a phrase I could use instead of the word
> > "lexicographical", in the context of a listing (i.e. "nodes/templates
> > are listed in lexicographical order")?
> I looked it up:
> lexicographical of or related to lexicography
> lexicography 1. the editing or making of a dictionary
> 2. the principles and practices of dictionary making
> If we're dealing with words here, my best guess is "alphabetical."
Is it possible that someone wanted to distinguish between conventional
dictionary sorting versus conventional computer/ASCII/EBCDIC sorting? They
frequently yield different results.
Lexicographical may be the correct term.
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