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.
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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.
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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.
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Is our collator working properly to handle the printing orders?
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