Associations to the word «Collator»

Noun

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Wiktionary

COLLATOR, noun. A person who collates
COLLATOR, noun. (obsolete) (computing) a machine that selects, merges and matches decks of punch cards; a program that merges files
COLLATOR, noun. A police officer who maintains criminal records and analyzes them for intelligence

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats