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by asdfqwerutoe 3558 days ago
Some would say "the process of sorting" is sorting.
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And "the process of transporting" is transportation (or transport). The reason "sort" can't easily replace "sortation" is because it's only one syllable. The two meanings of "transport" are distinguished by pronunciation: TRANSport vs. transPORT