Triage

Meaning

The process of sorting and prioritising cases or problems based on urgency, severity, or likelihood of benefit from intervention

Origin / Etymology

French triage, from trier (to sort, select); originally used in military medicine to prioritise battlefield casualties

Synonyms

Prioritisation Sorting Assessment

Antonyms

Indiscriminate treatment

Example Sentence

"The Nyaya Setu AI chatbot performs legal triage by assessing citizen queries and routing complex cases to human lawyers for deeper consultation."

🎯 UPSC Usage

Use in GS-2 answers on governance, technology-enabled service delivery, and judicial reforms. Demonstrates understanding of how AI can optimise resource allocation in public services.

Relevant Subjects

← All Words

📰 Related Articles

23 Sept Current Affairs Today, September 23, 2026, Complete... 23 Sept SEBI Settles Hindenburg-Linked Disclosure Cases Against... 23 Sept Medicines Under Scrutiny: CDSCO Warns Against...

✍️ Related Editorials

23 Sept Excellence and Care: What Student Deaths at the IITs... 23 Sept Treaties as Infrastructure: Using India's BITs and FTAs... 23 Sept No Crime Without Law: What the "Stillborn" UP Gangsters...

A new UPSC word every morning Word of the Day at 7am, plus daily current affairs and free PDFs

Join Channel