collation

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.

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collation

Noun

1. the act or result of collating

2. Formal a light meal

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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.

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	collation - a light informal meal                 snack, bite 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"

Translations

collation [kəˈleɪʃən] n → colación f

collation [kəˈleɪʃən] n → collation f

collation [kəˈleɪʃən] collate n → Vergleich m;

(Culin);

a cold collation → ein kalter Imbiss m

collation [kɔˈleɪʃən] n → collazione f