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collator

Pronunciation: [kəˈleɪtər]

Word

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.

Example

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

Example

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

Example

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.

Example

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

Example

Is our collator working properly to handle the printing orders?

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