"collator" meaning in English

See collator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: collators [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: From collate + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|collate|or}} collate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} collator (plural collators)
  1. A person who collates. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-collator-en-noun-vcQsM56G Disambiguation of People: 53 1 2 44
  2. (computing) A program or algorithm that collates. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-collator-en-noun-R3IZIs8Y 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 Categories (topical): Computing Translations (machine): selezionatrice [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-collator-en-noun-bkEHAxqd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 37 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 20 16 38 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 17 40 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 18 39 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 16 40 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 14 47 22 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'machine': 0 0 100 0
  4. A police officer who maintains criminal records and analyzes them for intelligence. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-collator-en-noun-k3nreWSI Disambiguation of People: 53 1 2 44

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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