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== Application ==
[[File:Merge sort algorithm diagram.svg|thumb|upright=1.5|A graph exemplifying merge sort. Two red arrows starting from the same node indicatesindicate subdivisiona split, while two green arrows ending inat the same node correspondscorrespond to an execution of the merge algorithm.]]
The merge algorithm plays a critical role in the [[merge sort]] algorithm, a [[comparison sort|comparison-based sorting algorithm]]. Conceptually, the merge sort algorithm consists of two steps: