marshalling

1. (software) The process of transforming the memory representation of an object to a data format suitable for storage or transmission, which is typically used when data must be moved between different parts of a computer program, or from one program to another.countableuncountable

2. (heraldry) The arrangement of an escutcheon to exhibit the alliances of the owner.countableuncountable

3. (rail transport) The sorting of rolling stock in a marshalling yard.Examples: "It is the first British yard in which every activity of hump marshalling, except for the driving of the hump locomotive and the uncoupling and coupling of wagons, is fully automatic or drastically simplified by modern aids."; "He wanted to see less marshalling of trains, and a move away from a culture that allowed 85% of a wagon's life to be spent "empty, being used as storage bins for goods or in sidings as coal scuttles"."countableuncountable