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▪ I. decollator1|ˈdiːkɒleɪtə(r)| [agent-n. in L. form from dēcollāre to decollate v.1] 1. One who decollates; a decapitator.
1843Blackw. Mag. LIII. 522 The Sans-culottes..would have raised you by acclamation to the dignity of Decollator of the royal family. 2. Surg. An obstetric instrument for performing decollation of the fœtus; a decapitator.
1871Barnes Lect. Obst. Oper. 217–8 If Braun's decollator be used the movement employed is rotatory from right to left. ▪ II. decollator2|diːkəˈleɪtə(r), ˈdɛkəleɪtə(r)| [f. decollate v.2 + -or.] A piece of office machinery which separates sheets of paper, esp. multi-part continuous stationery, into different piles.
1978Computer Users' Handbk. 490/1 (heading) Continuous stationery, decollators. 1980Daily Tel. 23 Apr. 3 (Advt.), Filing cabinets..bursters, decollators and forms handling equipment. 1983Dict. Computing 101/1 Decollator, a machine that can process multicopy printed output into separate stacks of copy and used carbon paper. |