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collate

[′kä‚lāt]

(computer science)

To combine two or more similarly ordered sets of values into one set that may or may not have the same order as the original sets.

(graphic arts)

To assemble in proper sequence all the sheets, signatures, or insertions for a printed piece.

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Glyn Thomas of UK Steel Enterprise said: "We are delighted to support Scan & Collate again to help the firm move to a higher level.

Data firm raises money to fund expansion plans

A number of documents in the COLLATE collection initially did not belong to any of the defined subcollections but was searched individually in external archives and libraries during the ongoing indexing and annotation work.

Collaborative research and documentation of European film history: the COLLATE collaboratory

We have, however, long made the point that the money spent on the army of civil servants needed to collate and number crunch these endless lists of figures would be better used on something that actually benefits the electorate.

Figures next to useless

It will allow the JRIC to gather, collate, track, analyze and disseminate intelligence information in real time, including counterterrorism tips and leads.

Memex Chosen to Provide Intelligence System for Los Angeles Joint Regional Intelligence Center

The statewide multi-jurisdictional terrorism intelligence management system will allow the New Hampshire State Police and partner agencies to gather, collate, track, analyze and disseminate terrorism intelligence information, including counterterrorism tips and leads.

New Hampshire State Police Selects Memex to Aid in the Sharing of Terrorism Intelligence across the State; Memex Intelligence Management System Supports New Hampshire State Police and Local Agencies in the Fight against Terrorism

Many force their administrators to manually dig through massive log files to find, collate and extract the data they need.

MOVEit DMZ Enhances Secure Transfer Reporting

The Memex system allows law enforcement agencies to gather, collate, track, analyze and disseminate intelligence information, including counterterrorism tips and leads.

Memex Joins IJIS Institute; Memex Lends Information Sharing Expertise to Support Efforts of Leading Law Enforcement Technology Institute

The leading-edge system is currently being implemented by Memex and, once operational, will allow BCI to gather, collate, track, analyze and disseminate intelligence information, including counterterrorism tips and leads.

Memex Announces Deployment of Intelligence and Information Management System To Aid Ohio Law Enforcement; System Enables Attorney General to Connect the Dots in Ohio

The high-speed machine sorts, collates, orients and precisely places products at speeds up to 180 picks per minute.

Flexi Pro Robotic Vision Picking Cell 'Adept' at fast robots

It then collates it to a chosen format for analysis and reporting, the production of estimates, or use in online brochures.

Hostpipe

System automatically collates and packages containers or cartons into a unitized bundle which is protected against label marring.

Shrinkbundler: for a wide array of packages. (New Products)

The device also collates multiple-sheet documents and can copy from either the flatbed scanner or the sheet feed.