collator

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English collate
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Latin -ātor
Old French -eorbor.
Middle English -our
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Latin -torlbor.
English -or
English collator

    From collate + -or.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • 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

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