collator verb
col·late
The verb form of collator is collate
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- verb with object collator to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.). 1
- verb with object collator Bookbinding. to verify the arrangement of (the gathered sheets of a book), usually by inspecting the signature at the foot of the first page of each sheet or the mark printed on the back of each sheet or on the spine of each signature. 1
- verb with object collator to compare (texts, statements, etc.) in order to note points of agreement or disagreement. 1
- verb with object collator Bibliography. to verify the number and order of the sheets of (a volume) as a means of determining its completeness. 1
- verb with object collator Computers. to merge (sequenced data from two or more data sets or files) to produce a new sequenced data set or file. 1
- verb with object collator Ecclesiastical. to present by collation, as to a benefice. 1