English Explanatory Dictionary

triage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Assessment or sorting according to quality, need, etc., especially to determine how resources will be allocated.
  2. The process of sorting patients so as to determine the order in which they will be treated (for example, by assigning precedence according to the urgency of illness or injury).
  3. The process of prioritizing bugs to be fixed.
  4. That which is picked out, especially broken coffee beans.
  5. A marshalling yard, classification yard.
verb
  1. To subject to triage; to prioritize.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹiː.ɑːʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-triage.wav /ˈtɹi.ɑʒ/ /tɹiˈɑʒ/

Word forms

triage triages triaging triaged

Etymology

From French triage, from trier (“to sort”).

Derived words

e-triage
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