collator

kəˈleɪtər

Definition

Definition of collator - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

organization

Rare

person who organizes information or documents

Rare

The collator arranged the documents for the meeting.

arranger

organizer

machine

TECH.

device that arranges papers in a specific order

TECH.

The office collator malfunctioned and mixed up all the reports..

organizer

sorter

technology

TECH.

program that organizes data in computing

TECH.

The collator sorted the database entries efficiently.

punch cards

Dated

historical machine for punch card processing

Dated

The collator merged the punch card decks.

tabulator

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device that arranges papers in a specific order
historical machine for punch card processing

Origin of collator

Latin, collator (one who gathers)

Examples of collator in a sentence

As a collator, he ensures all data is accurately filed.
The collator in the print shop is very efficient.
We need to buy a new collator for the office.
The collator merged the files seamlessly.
She used a collator to organize the survey results.
The collator sorted the data efficiently.

In the 1960s, a collator was essential for data processing.

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French:documentaliste, trieuse, ...
German:Organisator, Sortiermaschine, ...
Italian:organizzatore, ordinatore di documenti, ...
Spanish:organizador, intercalador, ...
Portuguese:organizador, classificador de papel, ...
Chinese:整理员, 整理机, ...
Japanese:情報整理者, コレーター, ...
Arabic:مُنَسِّق, مرتب الأوراق, ...
Hebrew:מְסַדֵּר, מְמַיֵּן נְיָרוֹת, ...
Russian:координатор, сортировщик, ...
Ukrainian:організатор, сортувальник, ...
Hindi:संग्राहक, कोलाटर, ...
Bengali:সংকলক, কাগজ সাজানোর যন্ত্র, ...
Catalan:organitzador, màquina de col.locar papers, ...
Czech:archivář, snášečka, ...
Danish:arrangør, papirsorteringsmaskine, ...
Dutch:verzamelaar, sorteermachine, ...
Greek:ταξινομητής, μηχανή ταξινόμησης εγγράφων, ...
Hungarian:rendező, lapszétválogató, ...
Khmer:អ្នកចងក្រង, ម៉ាស៊ីនតម្រៀបឯកសារ, ...
Korean:정리자, 정리기, ...
Persian:مرتب‌کننده, دستگاه مرتب‌سازی, ...
Polish:osoba porządkująca, układarka, ...
Portuguese (BR):organizador, ordenador de papel, ...
Romanian:organizator, colator, ...
Swedish:samordnare, sorteringsmaskin, ...
Thai:ผู้จัดเอกสาร, เครื่องเรียงเอกสาร, ...
Turkish:düzenleyici, kağıt düzenleyici, ...
Vietnamese:người sắp xếp, máy sắp xếp giấy tờ, ...

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