From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ordering \Or"der*ing\, noun Disposition; distribution; management. --South.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Order \Or"der\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Ordered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ordering}.] [From {Order}, noun]
1. To put in order; to reduce to a methodical arrangement; to arrange in a series, or with reference to an end. Hence, to regulate; to dispose; to direct; to rule.
To him that ordereth his conversation aright. --Ps.
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Warriors old with ordered spear and shield. --Milton.
2. To give an order to; to command; as, to order troops to advance.
3. To give an order for; to secure by an order; as, to order a carriage; to order groceries.
4. (Eccl.) To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.
These ordered folk be especially titled to God. --Chaucer.
Persons presented to be ordered deacons. --Bk. of Com. Prayer.
{Order arms} (Mil.), the command at which a rifle is brought to a position with its butt resting on the ground; also, the position taken at such a command.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation" [syn: {order}, {ordination}]
2: putting in order; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list" [syn: {order}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "ordering": allocation, allotment, apportionment, arrangement, array, arraying, authority, collation, collocation, command, conduct, constitution, control, deployment, direction, disposal, disposition, distribution, form, formation, formulation, governance, government, guidance, handling, husbandry, lead, leading, management, managery, managing, manipulation, marshaling, order, pilotage, placement, regimentation, regulation, running, sequence, steerage, steering, structuring, syntax, the conn, the helm, the wheel
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
ordering A relation. See {partial ordering}, {pre-order}, {total ordering}.
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