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collator

Pronunciation: [kəˈleɪtər]

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Learn how to use collator in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “office work”

(noun) a collator is a machine or person that puts together papers in the right order. It makes sure everything is neat and organized, like putting pages of a report together in the correct sequence.

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The collator helped the team have all the documents arranged perfectly for the meeting.

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Without a collator, the pages were all mixed up and hard to read.

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Do we have a collator to sort these papers for the presentation?

Context: “printing”

(noun) a collator can also refer to a device that sorts printed documents. It takes printed sheets and organizes them into sets, which is helpful in printing lots of copies that need to be in order.

Example

The collator printed and sorted all the handouts for the conference efficiently.

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The collator broke down, so the copies came out all jumbled together.

Example

Is our collator working properly to handle the printing orders?

How to pronounce collator

Pronunciation: [kəˈleɪtər]

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