col·la·tion (k -l  shn, k -, k -)n. 1. The act or process of collating. 2. a. A light meal permitted on fast days. b. A light meal. |
collation [kɒˈleɪʃən kə-]
n
1. the act or process of collating
2. (Library Science & Bibliography) a description of the technical features of a book
3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) RC Church a light meal permitted on fast days
4. (Cookery) any light informal meal
5. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the appointment of a clergyman to a benefice
Collation things brought together, as different varieties or denominations of money, of food, etc., the possessions of a person. See also contribution, hotch-potch.
Examples: collation of chicken; of food (e.g., cold collation); of money, 1382; of salad.
In intelligence usage, a step in the processing phase of the intelligence cycle in which the grouping together of related items of information provides a record of events and facilitates further processing. See also intelligence cycle.
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| Noun | 1. |  collation - a light informal meal refreshment - snacks and drinks served as a light meal nosh - (Yiddish) a snack or light meal coffee break, tea break - a snack taken during a break in the work day; "a ten-minute coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks" |
| 2. | collation - assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence | |
| 3. | collation - careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement comparing, comparison - the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator" |
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