(programming) To reclaim resources which are no longer in use; to run a garbage collector.

(Canada, US) A service, generally run by local government, for transporting household garbage to the appropriate facility.

Any organisation which manages or administers copyright or rights related to copyright as its sole purpose or as one of its main purposes

A collection of works of art housed together.

The hobby of collecting and displaying postage stamps and related items. / (figuratively, usually derogatory) Collection of items or information of no intrinsic value.

(idiomatic) To remain untouched and unused for a long period of time.

(taxonomy) A collection from which the original concept of a taxonomic group was described.

plural of type collection

Alternative spelling of collection plate

A plate or other container passed among the worshipers attending a Christian church service, into which donations of money are placed.