# Sorting algorithm

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sorting-algorithm/76313>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 23, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sorting-algorithm/76313 "2017-02-23T21:30:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dev\_Riles](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dev_riles/32/15819_2.png) [@dev\_Riles](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dev_Riles)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sorting-algorithm/76313/1 "2017-02-23T21:30:00Z")

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Hello,

I am in an advanced algo course in college and had used ES as part of my internship last summer. I would like to talk about ES but am trying to find out which type of sort algorithm is used. Thanks, a search in the forum hasn't turned up anything as of yet.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sorting-algorithm/76313/2 "2017-03-23T21:30:14Z")

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Closed on March 23, 2017, 9:30pm UTC

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