collation
/kəˈleɪʃən/
noun
- The act of collecting and arranging information, pages, or data in the correct order.
- She handled the collation of all the survey responses before the meeting.
- The collation of the report took several hours because of the many sources.
- The printer automatically does the collation of pages into complete booklets.
- A light meal, especially one that is cold or simple, often served at a gathering.
- They prepared a simple collation for the afternoon meeting.
- After the ceremony, guests were invited to a collation of sandwiches and fruit.
- The church social featured a collation of tea and pastries.
- The act of comparing texts or copies to identify differences or verify accuracy.
- Collation of the original document with the copy revealed several errors.
- The editor performed a careful collation of the different editions.
- The scholar spent weeks on the collation of the two ancient manuscripts.
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