校こう勘かん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

collation; examining and comparing (texts)

Refers to the scholarly process of comparing different versions of a text to identify discrepancies and establish an authoritative version. Often used in textual criticism and editing. The cross-reference 校合 is a near-synonym.

See also: 校合

• 古こ典てんの校こう勘かんには複ふく数すうの写しゃ本ほんが必ひつ要ようだ。

  Collating classical texts requires multiple manuscripts.

• 研けん究きゅう者しゃたちはその文ぶん献けんを校こう勘かんしている。

  The researchers are collating the document.