1. subsort - Noun
2. subsort - Verb
subsort (third-person singular simple present subsorts, present participle subsorting, simple past and past participle subsorted)
(transitive) To sort a subset of already sorted elements (by some secondary criterion).
subsort (plural subsorts)
The sorting of a subset of already sorted elements.
For example, when reаsoning about biological creatures, it is useful to declare a sort dog to be a subsort of a sort animal. Source: Internet
Wherever a term of some sort s is required, a term of any subsort of s may be supplied instead. Source: Internet