collator

English

Etymology

From collate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

collator (plural collators)

1. A person who collates.
2. (computing) A program or algorithm that collates.
3. (computing, historical) A machine that selects, merges and matches decks of punch cards.
4. A police officer who maintains criminal records and analyzes them for intelligence.

Translations

person who collates

Catalan: col·lador French: collateur (fr)

machine

Italian: selezionatrice f

police officer