the act or an instance of sorting or grouping things according to need or potential benefit
the process of allocating treatment to patients according to a system of priorities based on assessing the urgency of their medical needs
the process of prioritizing or allocating treatment to patients, esp accident, battle, or disaster victims, according to an initial assessment of the urgency of their medical needs
the area of an accident and emergency department where such assessment takes place
[French triage, literally ‘sorting’, from trier to sort, sift, try1]