collation

kəˈleɪʃən

Definition

Definition of collation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

text comparison

Rare

careful comparison and checking of texts or documents

Rare

The collation of manuscripts revealed several differences.

cross-check

verification

databases

TECH.

specification of character data sorting in databases

TECH.

The database collation was set to UTF-8.

alphabetization

ordering

food

Dated

light informal meal or snack

Dated

We had a collation during the meeting break.

refreshment

snack

ecclesiastical

Dated

presentation of a clergyman to a benefice

Dated

The bishop handled the collation of the new priest.

induction

institution

presentation

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light informal meal or snack

Expressions with collation

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cold collation

meal with various cooked foods served cold

We enjoyed a cold collation at the picnic.

Origin of collation

Latin, collatio (bringing together)

Examples of collation in a sentence

A meticulous collation saved the publisher from printing errors.
The collation setting affected the search results.
He adjusted the collation for better performance.
They served a collation of sandwiches and fruit.
A collation was prepared for the afternoon guests.
The collation ceremony was scheduled for next Sunday.

He awaited collation to his new parish.

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French:collation, ordre de tri, ...
German:Kollation, Sortierung, ...
Italian:collazione, ordinamento, ...
Spanish:colación, intercalación, ...
Portuguese:colação, ordenação, ...
Chinese:校对, 排序规则, ...
Japanese:照合, 照合順序, ...
Arabic:مُقارَنَة, تَرْتِيب, ...
Hebrew:הַשְׁוָאָה מְדֻקְדֶּקֶת, מִיוּן, ...
Russian:сопоставление, сортировка, ...
Ukrainian:зіставлення текстів, кодування, ...
Hindi:पाठों की तुलना, कोलेशन, ...
Bengali:পাঠ্য তুলনা, সাজানোর নিয়ম, ...
Catalan:collació, refrigeri, ...
Czech:kolace, pravidla řazení, ...
Danish:kollektion, kollation, ...
Dutch:collatie, tekenset, ...
Greek:κολατιόν, ταξινόμηση, ...
Hungarian:kollacionálás, kolláció, ...
Khmer:ការផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់ឯកសារ, ការកំណត់លំដាប់តម្រៀបទិន្នន័យតួអក្សរក្នុងមូលដ្ឋានទិន្នន័យ, ...
Korean:대조, 정렬, ...
Persian:مقایسه متون, مرتب‌سازی, ...
Polish:kolacjonowanie, sortowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):colação, collation, ...
Romanian:colationare, colaționare, ...
Swedish:kolation, sorteringsordning, ...
Thai:การเปรียบเทียบต้นฉบับ, การจัดเรียง, ...
Turkish:metin karşılaştırması, sıralama, ...
Vietnamese:đối chiếu, sự sắp xếp, ...

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