collated

American  

[kuh-ley-tid, koh-, ko-, koh-ley-, kol-ey-] / kəˈleɪ tɪd, koʊ-, kɒ-, ˈkoʊ leɪ-, ˈkɒl eɪ- /

adjective

1. (of pages or folios of a book) gathered into proper sequence.

   To bind your book, place the collated pages and covers into the unit, where the binding glue must be at "ready" temperature status.

2. brought together and organized, usually with annotation or comparison.

   I am enclosing the collated results of the parents' questionnaire.

3. Computers. (of sequenced data from two or more sets or files) merged to produce a single new sequenced data set or file.

   The synthesis of our collated data sets revealed a wide range of seasonal dynamics in Australian vegetation.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of collate.

Other Word Forms

• uncollated adjective

Etymology

Origin of collated

collate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The number of tickets issued for 20mph speed offences was almost half a million last year, according to data collated from police forces in Great Britain by campaign group, 20's Plenty For Us.

From BBC

Famous stars were selected from the top 2,000 Artists of All Time, a list collated by the ranking website Acclaimed Music.

From BBC

Data collated by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, latest available 2024*

From Barron's

Robert Jones, an intelligence analyst with Leicestershire Police who collated the data, told the court there "didn't appear to be any replies" from Mrs McCann.

From BBC

The data is collated using information from coroner's courts, media coverage, family testimony and Freedom of Information requests.

From BBC

Related Words

• concerted
• corporate
• cumulative
• mutual
• shared
• unified