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Verb
/kəˈlāt/,/ˈkōˌlāt/,/ˈkälˌāt/,
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collates, 3rd person singular present; collated, past participle; collating, present participle; collated, past tense;
  1. Collect and combine (texts, information, or sets of figures) in proper order

  2. Compare and analyze (texts or other data)
    • - these accounts he collated with his own experience
  3. Verify the order of (sheets of a book) by their signatures

  4. Appoint (a clergyman) to a benefice

  1. compare critically; of texts
  2. to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"
  3. (collation) bite: a light informal meal
  4. (collation) assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
  5. (collation) careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement
  6. Collation is the assembly of written information into a standard order. One common type of collation is called alphabetisation, though collation is not limited to ordering letters of the alphabet. ...
  7. (Collation (meal)) In British English, a collation is a light meal, often offered to guests when there is insufficient time for fuller entertainment. It is often rendered cold collation in reference to the usual lack of hot or cooked food.
  8. To examine diverse documents et cetera to discover similarities and differences; To assemble something in a logical sequence; To sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order, one sequence for each copy, especially before binding; To admit a cleric to a ...
  9. (collation) Bringing together. The act of bringing things together and comparing them; comparison. [from 14th c.] The act of collating pages or sheets of a book, or from printing etc. [from 19th c.] A collection, a gathering. [from 20th c.]; Discussion, light meal. ...
  10. (COLLATED) In older (rarer) books, collation is the process of checking a book to verify that it is complete and contains all of its original attributes. Usually done by comparing the book with a bibliographic description.
  11. (Collated) Copies stacked in the order they are printed. Multiple copies are separated.
  12. (Collated) Fasteners which are bound together for use in automatic firing mechanisims. All staples are collated, but only specific nails and screws are collated.
  13. (Collating) Arranging of printed sheets into the desired sequence.
  14. (Collating) The process of assembling the various sections or sheets of a document in the correct order.
  15. (Collating) Gathering (assembling) sections (signatures) in proper sequence for binding.
  16. (Collating) Examining the sheets by the signatures after the volume has been folded, to ascertain if they be in correct sequence.
  17. (Collating) Feature that enables a copier to process and produce copies in sequential order. As a result, the originals and copies don't have to be resorted after copying is complete.
  18. (Collating) In binding, the sequential assembling of pages
  19. (Collating) The process of arranging your printed and/or other materials into a desired sequence and packing them for despatch.
  20. (Collating) The process of checking for completeness and correct pagination of a journal prior to sewing that may also include the removal of unwanted pages or replaciement of some pages
  21. (collating) Gathering together sheets of paper from a book, magazine or brochure and placing them into the correct order.
  22. (collating) a term used by collectors to describe the making of a version of a traditional song from other versions. In some cases this is done for personal preference, and in others it might be the only way to get a complete song out of collected fragments. ...
  23. (collation) A set of rules that determines how data is compared, ordered, and presented.
  24. (Collation) The part of an entry providing a physical description of a work. For a book, the collation includes pagination or number of volumes, illustrations, and size.
  25. (Collation) Technically, the examination and notation of the physical makeup of a book. By checking for the presence of every leaf or page originally in the volume when issued, a book may be collated as complete.