collators
Document ordering machines
Collators are machines or people that arrange pages or documents in proper sequence.
In office settings, a collator automatically assembles multi-page documents so each copy comes out in order: The copier's collator saved us hours of sorting.
In computing, a collator is a program or function that determines the sorting order of text, handling complexities like alphabetization across different languages.
Book assembly facility
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- signaturesHandwritten names as authentication
- foldingBending something over itself
- bookbindingAssembling pages into volumes
assembly · pagination · sheets · imposition · press · finishing · guillotine · trimming
Programs converting source code
- editorsContent revisers and correctors
- gatherersThose who amass
- scholarsExperts in a field
- archivistsKeepers of historical documents
catalogers · indexers · bibliographers · curators · manuscripts · sources · systematizers · aggregators
Arranging into sequence
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- mergeCombine into unity
- comparatorTwo-input magnitude decider
- localeSpecific place or area
database · indexing · ordering · ASCII · binary · alphabetization · normalization · SQL
Device binding paper sheets
- organizerArrangement tool or person
- copierMachine reproducing documents
- binderDevice securing loose pages
- filingStoring documents systematically
sheets · assembly · photocopier · multifunction · stacking · desktop · secretarial · mailroom
bindery
Book assembly facility
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- signaturesHandwritten names as authentication
- foldingBending something over itself
bookbinding · assembly · pagination · sheets · imposition · press · finishing · guillotine · trimming · sequence
compilers
Programs converting source code
archivists · catalogers · indexers · bibliographers · curators · manuscripts · sources · systematizers · aggregators · analysts
sorting
Arranging into sequence
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- mergeCombine into unity
- comparatorTwo-input magnitude decider
locale · database · indexing · ordering · ASCII · binary · alphabetization · normalization · SQL · programming
stapler
Device binding paper sheets
- organizerArrangement tool or person
- copierMachine reproducing documents
- binderDevice securing loose pages
filing · sheets · assembly · photocopier · multifunction · stacking · desktop · secretarial · mailroom · duplicator
- printingprinting press, letterpress, printing, lithographers, offset printing
collatorsshredders
Cutting machines for disposal
scramblers · shufflers · randomizers · disassemblers · disorganizers