collating

present participle and gerund of collate

(transitive) To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences.
(transitive) To assemble something in a logical sequence.
(transitive) To sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order, one sequence for each copy, especially before binding.
(obsolete) To bestow or confer.
(transitive) To admit a cleric to a benefice; to present and institute in a benefice, when the person presenting is both the patron and the ordinary; followed by to.