urutan

Urutan is a word in Indonesian and Malay that denotes sequence, order, or arrangement. It is derived from the verb urut, to arrange, with the suffix -an forming a noun that refers to the concept or result of arranging items in a specific order.

It is used to describe how things are arranged or occur over time: the order of events (urutan kejadian), the steps in a process (urutan langkah), or items in a list. It also refers to sorting according to a criterion, such as alphabetical or numerical order. For example, one might say urutan alfabet or urutan angka. In linguistic and literary contexts, urutan can describe narrative or textual order; in data handling, it often corresponds to sorting or ranking operations, as in mengurutkan data (to sort data) and pengurutan (the act of sorting).

In everyday usage, urutan emphasizes a linear sequence rather than merely a collection of items, and it can be used with various modifiers to indicate ascending or descending order, priority, or chronology. The term is common in education, administration, logistics, and computer science. Related terms include susunan (arrangement) and pengurutan (sorting), which convey similar notions of organization or ordering.

See also: ordering, sequence, sorting, arrangement.