Meanings (ES + gloss)
carear • colacionar • cotejar
To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences.
The young attorneys were set the task of collating the contract submitted by the other side with the previous copy.
collate data
ordenar
To sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order, one sequence for each copy, especially before binding.
Collating was still necessary because they had to insert foldout sheets and index tabs into the documents.