What statement accurately describes the strategy utilized by the selection sort algorithm?
A) The selection sort algorithm repeatedly swaps elements that are out of order in a list until they are completely sorted.
B) The selection sort algorithm repeatedly swaps the smallest element in an unsorted portion of a list with an element at the start of the unsorted portion.
C) The selection sort algorithm repeatedly inserts the i-th element into its proper place in the first i items in the list.
D) The selection sort algorithm partitions a list around a pivot item and sorts the resulting sublists.

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The selection sort algorithm selects the smallest element in an unsorted portion of a list and swaps it with an element at the start of the unsorted portion until the entire list is sorted. This is known as a selection process, hence the name "selection" sort.

What Statement Accurately Describes the Strategy Utilized by the Selection