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A device with a mesh bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.

Example: Use the sieve to get the pasta from the water.

A process, physical or abstract, that arrives at a final result by filtering out unwanted pieces of input from a larger starting set of input.

Example: Given a list of consecutive numbers starting at 1, the Sieve of Eratosthenes algorithm will find all of the prime numbers.

A kind of coarse basket.

A person, or their mind, that cannot remember things or is unable to keep secrets.

To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.

To concede; let in