assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence In the case of early printed books or manuscripts, which are often not paged, special knowledge is needed for their collation. — Rooke, Noel

late 14c., "act of bringing together," from Old French collation (13c.) "collation, comparison, discussion" (also "a light supper"), from Latin collationem (nominative co [..]

used in descriptive bibliography as the term which describes the non-binding portion of the book, verifying the proper sequence and completeness of pages & their gatherings (signatures).

Used in descriptive bibliography as the term which describes the non-binding portion of the book, verifying the proper sequence and completeness of pages & their gatherings (signatures).

In codicology, a complete description of both the current and the original structure of a manuscript or book, especially the arrangement of its leaves and sections. Separate descriptions may be given [..]

[French, from Latin collatio bonorum (in Roman law) contribution made by emancipated heirs to an estate under an intestate succession, literally, bringing together of goods] in the civil law of ...

Technically, the examination and notation of the physical make-up of a book. By checking for the presence of every leaf or page originally in the volume when issued, a book may be collated as complete [..]

Gathering of individual tabs into sequentially ordered sets.

Collation refers to the order used to sort the letters, numbers, and symbols of a given character set. For example, because WordPress, by default, uses the UTF-8 (utf8) character set, and when the Wor [..]

(n) a light informal meal(n) assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence(n) careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement

Text comparison using language-sensitive rules as opposed to bitwise comparison of numeric character codes.

Putting cards in order, most commonly by number. Sets may come factory collated or hand collated. Collation is a dreaded word among those who "break wax". See Also -- break

Putting cards in order, most commonly by number. Sets may come factory collated or hand collated. Collation is a dreaded word among those who break wax.

Bringing together. # The act of bringing things together and comparing them; comparison.but by the people.