collation

col·la·tion

C0477500 (kə-lā′shən, kŏ-, kō-) n. 1. The act or process of collating. 2. a. A light meal permitted on fast days. b. A light meal.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin collātiō, collātiōn-, a bringing together, from collātus, past participle of cōnferre, to bring together; see confer. Sense 2, from Middle English, evening gathering in a monastery for reading saints' lives, homilies, etc., at which a light meal was served, from Late Latin collātiōnēs, plural of collātiō, conference (perhaps specifically in Collationes patrum in scetica eremo commorantium ("Conferences with the Egyptian Hermits"), title of a work about early Christian ascetics written by St. John Cassian (c. 360-435 AD), Roman Christian monk and theologian, that was read in Benedictine monasteries to the assembled monks before compline and may have given its name to the gatherings).]

collation

(kɒˈleɪʃən; kə-) n1. the act or process of collating2. (Library Science & Bibliography) a description of the technical features of a book3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) RC Church a light meal permitted on fast days4. (Cookery) any light informal meal5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the appointment of a clergyman to a benefice

col•la•tion

(kəˈleɪ ʃən, koʊ-, kɒ-)

n. 1. the act of collating; fact or result of being collated. 2. the verification of the number and order of the leaves and signatures of a volume. 3. a light meal, esp. one that may be permitted on a fast day. 4. (in a monastery) the practice of reading and conversing on the lives of the saints or the Scriptures at the close of the day. [1175–1225; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin]

collation

In intelligence usage, a step in the processing phase of the intelligence cycle in which the grouping together of related items of information provides a record of events and facilitates further processing. See also intelligence cycle.

Collation

 things brought together, as different varieties or denominations of money, of food, etc., the possessions of a person. See also contribution, hotch-potch.Examples: collation of chicken; of food (e.g., cold collation); of money, 1382; of salad.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	collation - a light informal meal snack, bitemeal, repast - the food served and eaten at one timerefreshment - snacks and drinks served as a light mealnosh - (Yiddish) a snack or light mealcoffee break, tea break - a snack taken during a break in the work day; "a ten-minute coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks"
	2.	collation - assembling in proper numerical or logical sequenceassembling, collecting, aggregation, collection - the act of gathering something together
	3.	collation - careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreementcomparing, comparison - the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator"

Translations

Kollationcollazioneconfrontopasto leggero