collator Definition

collate
verb collated, collating

1. To study and compare (texts, evidence, etc).

Thesaurus: cross-check, match up, index, cross-refer, analogize, compare.
2. To check and arrange (sheets of paper, pages of a book, etc) in order, ready for fastening together.

Thesaurus: arrange, group, order, sort, compose.
3. bookbinding.
To check the order of the signatures (sense 3) before binding.

Derivative: collator
noun

A person or device which collates.

Etymology: 17c: from Latin collatus, past participle of conferre to put together or compare.