filtering

Definitions

The process of passing a substance through a device to remove unwanted material.

The act of selecting or removing specific data or information from a larger set based on defined criteria.

The systematic sorting or screening of people or things to determine their suitability for a specific purpose.

Examples

The water treatment plant is filtering out impurities to ensure the supply is safe to drink.

She spent the afternoon filtering through hundreds of emails to find the important documents.

Synonyms

straining refining sifting purifying screening clarifying sieving

Antonyms

mixing combining amalgamating integrating unifying blending mingling