collation of sections; gathering (bookbinding)
Technical bookbinding term for checking the order of folded sections (signatures) before binding, or the process of gathering them.
Check the collation of sections before binding.
Gathering work is sometimes done by hand.
Standard kanji form for this bookbinding term.
Alternate spelling with okurigana; less common but still used.
Compound of 丁 (chō, 'leaf' or 'sheet') and 合 (ai, 'matching' or 'joining'), referring to the matching of printed sheets in bookbinding.