1. the process of sorting patients or casualties according to the urgency of their need for medical treatment
Usage: medical
2. the process of prioritizing tasks, problems, or issues based on their importance or urgency
Usage: general use

Examples

• The emergency room staff was triaging patients based on the severity of their injuries.
• Nurses are trained in triaging to ensure the most critical cases receive immediate attention.
• The project manager spent the morning triaging support tickets.
• We need to start triaging these customer complaints by priority level.
• The IT department is triaging system issues after the server crash.
• She’s triaging her emails to focus on the most urgent messages first.