Definitions for collation
kəˈleɪ ʃən, koʊ-, kɒ-col·la·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. bite, collation, snacknoun

   a light informal meal

2. collationnoun

   assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence

3. collationnoun

   careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. collationnoun

   Bringing together.

2. collationnoun

   Discussion, light meal.

3. collationverb

   To partake of a collation.

   May 20, 1658, I collationed in Spring Garden. uE000181453uE001 Evelyn.

4. Etymology: From collation, from collationem, from the participle stem of conferre.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Collationnoun

   Etymology: collatio, Latin.

   1. The act of conferring or bestowing; gift.

   Neither are we to give thanks alone for the first collation of these benefits, but also for their preservation. John Ray, on the Creat.

   2. Comparison of one copy, or one thing of the same kind, with another.

   In the disquisition of truth, a ready fancy is of great use; provided that collation doth its office. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol. b. 21.

   I return you your John Milton, which, upon collation, I find to be revised and augmented in several places. Alexander Pope.

   3. In Law.Collation is the bestowing of a benefice, by the bishop that hath it in his own gift or patronage; and differs from institution in this, that institution into a benefice is performed by the bishop at the presentation of another who is patron, or hath the patron’s right for the time. John Cowell

   Bishops should be placed by collation of the king under his letters patent, without any precedent election or confirmation ensuing. John Hayward.

   4. A repast.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Collation

   Collation is the assembly of written information into a standard order. Many systems of collation are based on numerical order or alphabetical order, or extensions and combinations thereof. Collation is a fundamental element of most office filing systems, library catalogs, and reference books. Collation differs from classification in that the classes themselves are not necessarily ordered. However, even if the order of the classes is irrelevant, the identifiers of the classes may be members of an ordered set, allowing a sorting algorithm to arrange the items by class. Formally speaking, a collation method typically defines a total order on a set of possible identifiers, called sort keys, which consequently produces a total preorder on the set of items of information (items with the same identifier are not placed in any defined order). A collation algorithm such as the Unicode collation algorithm defines an order through the process of comparing two given character strings and deciding which should come before the other. When an order has been defined in this way, a sorting algorithm can be used to put a list of any number of items into that order. The main advantage of collation is that it makes it fast and easy for a user to find an element in the list, or to confirm that it is absent from the list. In automatic systems this can be done using a binary search algorithm or interpolation search; manual searching may be performed using a roughly similar procedure, though this will often be done unconsciously. Other advantages are that one can easily find the first or last elements on the list (most likely to be useful in the case of numerically sorted data), or elements in a given range (useful again in the case of numerical data, and also with alphabetically ordered data when one may be sure of only the first few letters of the sought item or items).

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1. collation

   Collation refers to the process of gathering, arranging, and comparing items in a systematic order to match or check against corresponding items. It is often used in the context of assembling written information or data, verifying the order and correctness of text, and sorting data systematically for easy analysis or retrieval. In the field of databases, it relates to rules that determine how data is sorted and compared.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Collationverb

   the act of collating or comparing; a comparison of one copy er thing (as of a book, or manuscript) with another of a like kind; comparison, in general

2. Collationverb

   the gathering and examination of sheets preparatory to binding

3. Collationverb

   the act of conferring or bestowing

4. Collationverb

   a conference

5. Collationverb

   the presentation of a clergyman to a benefice by a bishop, who has it in his own gift

6. Collationverb

   the act of comparing the copy of any paper with its original to ascertain its conformity

7. Collationverb

   the report of the act made by the proper officers

8. Collationverb

   the right which an heir has of throwing the whole heritable and movable estates of the deceased into one mass, and sharing it equally with others who are of the same degree of kindred

9. Collationverb

   a collection of the Lives of the Fathers or other devout work read daily in monasteries

10. Collationverb

    a light repast or luncheon; as, a cold collation; -- first applied to the refreshment on fast days that accompanied the reading of the collation in monasteries

11. Collationverb

    to partake of a collation

12. Etymology: [OE. collacioun speech, conference, reflection, OF. collacion, F. collation, fr. L. collatio a bringing together, comparing, fr. collatum (used as the supine of conferre); col- + latium (used as the supine of ferre to bear), for tlatum. See Tolerate, v. t.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Collation

   Collation is the assembly of written information into a standard order. Many systems of collation are based on numerical order or alphabetical order, or extensions and combinations thereof. Collation is a fundamental element of most office filing systems, library catalogs and reference books. Collation differs from classification in that classification is concerned with arranging information into logical categories, while collation is concerned with the ordering of items of information, usually based on the form of their identifiers. Formally speaking, a collation method typically defines a total order on a set of possible identifiers, called sort keys, which consequently produces a total preorder on the set of items of information. A collation algorithm such as the Unicode collation algorithm defines an order through the process of comparing two given character strings and deciding which should come before the other. When an order has been defined in this way, a sorting algorithm can be used to put a list of any number of items into that order. The main advantage of collation is that it makes it fast and easy for a user to find an element in the list, or to confirm that it is absent from the list. In automatic systems this can be done using a binary search algorithm or interpolation search; manual searching may be performed using a roughly similar procedure, though this will often be done unconsciously. Other advantages are that one can easily find the first or last elements on the list, or elements in a given range.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. collation

   To receive data, information or facts.

   The collation of research is important across various facets of society.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 25, 2020  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of collation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of collation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=collation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Collation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=collation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collation
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=collation