noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
selecting what is good and discarding the rest; making a choice among many; decision to adopt or reject
Used when sorting through many items, ideas, or options to keep the useful or desirable ones and discard the rest. Often implies a careful, discerning process.
大量の情報から取捨分別して、必要なデータだけを集める。
I sift through a large amount of information and collect only the necessary data.
応募書類の取捨分別に時間がかかった。
It took time to sort through the application documents and decide which to keep.