triage

triage
1. noun /ˈtɹiː.ɑːʒ,ˈtɹaɪɪʤ,tɹiˈɑʒ/
a) Assessment or sorting according to quality.

[Mike Davis] notes that the late capitalist triage of humanity has already taken place.

b) 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).
2. verb /ˈtɹiː.ɑːʒ,ˈtɹaɪɪʤ,tɹiˈɑʒ/
To assess or sort according to quality or some other aspect.

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