Computing term for the order in which characters or strings are sorted, based on a specific collation rule.
Changing the collating sequence of the database alters the order of search results.
Synonym also used in computing; 大小順序 may emphasize ordering by character code values, while 照合順序 is a broader term for collation.
Compound of 大小 (large and small, i.e., relative magnitude) and 順序 (order, sequence). The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a technical term likely coined in Japanese computing contexts.