However, data may not be in alphabetical or numerical order, so applying the sort function directly to the data will rearrange the records, rather than simply reverse them. As an example, imagine ...

In other words, you want to take a column of consecutive numbers or words, say, from 1 to 5 or Able, Baker, Charlie, and flip the order—running from 5 to 1 or alphabetizing the words in reverse order.