collated

adjective

col·​lat·​ed kə-ˈlā-təd 

kä-,

kō-;

ˈkä-ˌlā-,

ˈkō-

1

: arranged, collected, or assembled in the correct order

The PrintStreamer is a 32GB spooler device that enables collated printing of large volumes and has flexible variable data printing capabilities.

—Noel Jeffrey

2

a

: compared critically (as against another version)

Collation is the process of reconciling these transcribed texts, finding the correspondences and variations between them. … Edition is the step during which the collated texts are reviewed for their correspondences and differences …

—Tara Andrews

also : merged or combined

All variant readings found in the collated versions of the text of the Historical Essays are accounted for … . The standard of collation … is the first published edition.

—Chris R. Vanden Bossche

b

: verified and often integrated or arranged by collecting and comparing carefully

used collated data from various studies

… there are no centrally collated figures on how many devices are now in use …

—John Bingham

Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined at sense 2a