collate

/kɔ'leit/

Thân thiện

The librarian will collate the printed pages into booklets.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To assemble or gather items in a specific, logical, or proper sequence or order. This often involves checking and arranging pages, sheets, or documents.
   • To compare texts, data, or information critically and carefully to identify similarities, differences, or to verify accuracy.

Usage and Examples

• Assembling in sequence:

  • Please collate the report pages before you staple them.
  • The printer can automatically collate the copies into complete sets.

• Comparing critically:

  • The scholar collated the two ancient manuscripts to find variations in the text.
  • We need to collate the data from the old and new surveys.

Advanced Usage and Notes

• "Collate" is often used in formal, academic, or technical contexts, such as printing, publishing, research, and data management.
• In printing, "collate" specifically means to gather individual sheets or sections in the correct order for binding.
• The act of collating implies a systematic and careful process of organization or comparison.

Variants and Related Words

• Collation (noun): The process or result of collating.
  • The collation of the evidence took several hours.
• Collator (noun): A person or machine that collates.
  • The office bought a high-speed collator for the mailroom.

Synonyms

• Assemble: To fit together the parts of.
• Arrange: To put things in a particular order.
• Compare: To examine the character or qualities of, especially to discover resemblances or differences.
• Order: To arrange in a sequence.

Antonyms

• Scatter: To throw loosely about; to disperse.
• Separate: To set or keep apart.
• Disorganize: To destroy the order or structure of.

Related Phrases and Technical Usage

• Collate copies: A printing instruction to gather pages in sequence (e.g., Page 1,2,3 then 1,2,3) rather than in batches (e.g., all Page 1s, then all Page 2s).
• Collate data/information: To systematically gather and compare information from different sources.

Học thuật

Verb

1. to assemble in proper sequence
   • collate the papers
2. compare critically; of texts