在数字图书馆和数据仓库中,需要解决海量数据的排序问题. 利用蛇型磁带自身的物理特点,实现了一种高效的磁带排序算法STESort(serpentine tape external sort).

• In order to solve massive data sort in digital library and dataware house, a new highly efficient algorithm based on serpentine tape, named STESort (serpentine tape external sort), is provided in this paper.