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col·la·tion  (k-lshn, k-, k-)
n.
1. The act or process of collating.
2.
a. A light meal permitted on fast days.
b. A light meal.

collation
Noun
1. the act or result of collating
2. Formal a light meal

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.collationcollation - a light informal meal                
meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time
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
assembling, collecting, aggregation, collection - the act of gathering something together
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"

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.
Translations

collation [kəˈleɪʃən] ncolación f
collation [kəˈleɪʃən] ncollation f
collation [kəˈleɪʃən] collate nVergleich m;
(Culin);
a cold collation → ein kalter Imbiss m
collation [kɔˈleɪʃən] ncollazione f


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Spelling and punctuation are modernized, collations of "substantive departures" from Q1 are recorded in footnotes, and extensive critical apparatus is supplied.
The system, operating at production speeds of 22,000 filled envelopes per hour, is capable of processing document collations up to 6mm into a variety of business envelopes including 6"x9" and B5.
A reprint of the Revels 1981 edition, based on the First octavo (1590) with selected collations from the subsequent three editions and notations of modern editorial emendations.
 
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