card sorting
/ˈkɑːrd ˌsɔːrtɪŋ/
a technique where users organize content into groups
card sorting in a sentence
“Card sorting revealed unexpected category groupings.”
Origin of card sorting
English card + sorting, from the physical card-based method
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