collation

1. Physical description (such as number of pages, number of monochrome and/or multicolor illustrations, size) of a publication as recorded in a bibliographic record or library catalog.

2. Line by line comparison of a copy with an original to verify that it is a faithful facsimile of the original.

3. Inclusion into the estate of an intestate of the advances made by him or her to his or her children, for the estate's distribution under the intestacy laws.