"collator" meaning in All languages combined

See collator on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-collator.wav [Southern-England] Forms: collators [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree English collate English -or English collator From collate + -or. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|collate|-or|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English collate English -or English collator From collate + -or. Head templates: {{en-noun}} collator (plural collators)
  1. A person who collates. Translations (person who collates): col·lador (Catalan), collateur (French)
    Sense id: en-collator-en-noun-vcQsM56G Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 55 0 0 45 Disambiguation of 'person who collates': 79 6 5 10
  2. (computing) A program or algorithm that collates.
    Sense id: en-collator-en-noun-R3IZIs8Y Categories (other): Computing Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (computing, historical) A machine that selects, merges and matches decks of punch cards. Tags: historical Translations (machine): selezionatrice [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-collator-en-noun-bkEHAxqd Categories (other): Computing, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 21 18 34 27 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 19 19 37 25 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 23 18 34 24 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 23 18 34 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 20 39 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 25 20 32 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 17 41 23 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 16 40 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 16 37 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 16 41 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 19 14 48 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 14 49 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 15 49 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 14 50 20 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'machine': 0 15 85 0
  4. A police officer who maintains criminal records and analyzes them for intelligence.
    Sense id: en-collator-en-noun-k3nreWSI Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 55 0 0 45

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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