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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements;
- Example: "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
[syn: ordering, order, ordination]

2. the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement;
- Example: "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
[syn: order, ordering]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Order \Or"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ordered; p. pr. & vb. n. Ordering.] [From Order, n.] 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. [1913 Webster] To him that ordereth his conversation aright. --Ps. 1. 23. [1913 Webster] Warriors old with ordered spear and shield. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To give an order to; to command; as, to order troops to advance. [1913 Webster] 3. To give an order for; to secure by an order; as, to order a carriage; to order groceries. [1913 Webster] 4. (Eccl.) To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry. [1913 Webster] These ordered folk be especially titled to God. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Persons presented to be ordered deacons. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ordering \Or"der*ing\, n. Disposition; distribution; management. --South. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ordering n 1: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation" [syn: ordering, order, ordination] 2: the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list" [syn: order, ordering]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

ordering A relation. See partial ordering, pre-order, total ordering.