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{{Short description|Sequence merge algorithm in computer science}}

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''k''-way merge algorithm}}

In [[computer science]], '''''k''-way merge algorithms''' or multiway merges are a specific type of [[Merge algorithm|sequence merge algorithms]] that specialize in taking in k sorted lists and merging them into a single sorted list. These merge algorithms generally refer to merge algorithms that take in a number of sorted lists greater than two. Two-way merges are also referred to as binary merges. The k- way merge is also an external sorting algorithm.

== Two-way merge ==

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|last1=Bentley

|first1=Jon Louis

|author-link=Jon_Bentley_Jon Bentley (computer_scientistcomputer scientist)

|title=Programming Pearls

|date=2000