collation

Collation (lat. Collatio , from conferre , " bring together" or "compare") means:

• in the edition philology the comparison of text variants, see collation (philology)
• a term in inheritance law, see collation (inheritance law)
• in church law the occupation of an altar pledge, see collation law
• in book studies the description of the binding and the layout of a book copy, see collation
• Sorting rules, e.g. for alphabetical sorting (e.g. in connection with databases )
• originally a simple dinner on fasting days, later a simple meal or snack

See also

• Collatio , collation

Wiktionary: collation  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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