The present participle of alphabetise; arranging items or letters in the order of the alphabet.
From 'alphabet' plus the suffix '-ise' (British English verb formation) plus '-ing' (present participle), forming a standard gerund in English.
Alphabetising seems simple now, but it was a revolutionary organizational technology—before standardized alphabetical order, information was organized randomly or by importance, making finding things incredibly difficult!
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