collator

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collator

Rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)

noun collators

A person who collates.
A program or algorithm that collates.
historical A machine that selects, merges and matches decks of punch cards.
A police officer who maintains criminal records and analyzes them for intelligence.

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noun person who collates

Français	collateur

noun machine

Italiano	selezionatrice

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@misc{collator_2026,
  title = {collator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/collator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}