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Collate

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

verbCommon term

In office & administration, collate means: To arrange printed pages into complete sets in the correct page order.

In Turkish: sayfaları takım halinde sıralamak

How it is used

Used when preparing multiple copies of a long document; collated output gives one full set before starting the next.

Example sentences

  1. Please collate the handouts into twelve complete sets before the workshop.

    Each participant needs a full ordered set, not a pile of identical pages.

  2. The copier can collate the report automatically if we select that option.

    The machine performs the page-ordering task during copying.

Common collocations

  • collate documents
  • collate copies
  • collate the pages
  • photocopierA machine that makes paper copies of documents; most office models can also print, scan and send documents by email.
  • documentA piece of written, printed or electronic material that gives information or official proof of something, such as a contract, report or certificate.

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