marshalling

noun3

1. •
   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.
2. •
   The sorting of rolling stock in a marshalling yard.

   • 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". — 2023
3. •
   The arrangement of an escutcheon to exhibit the alliances of the owner.