What is Odd–even sort?

In computing, an odd–even sort or odd–even transposition sort is a relatively simple sorting algorithm, developed originally for use on parallel processors with local interconnections. It is a comparison sort related to bubble sort, with which it shares many characteristics. It functions by comparing all odd/even indexed pairs of adjacent elements in the list and, if a pair is in the wrong order the elements are switched. The next step repeats this for even/odd indexed pairs. Then it alternates between odd/even and even/odd steps until the list is sorted.