(retail) A service allowing customers to order products by telephone and then visit a local branch of the store to collect them.

(programming) Featuring garbage collection. / (programming) Suscepible to garbage collection. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see garbage, collected.

simple past tense and past participle of garbage collect

Alternative form of collect one's thoughts

(idiomatic) To become mentally composed, especially after being distressed, surprised, or disoriented; to become calm or organized in one's emotional state or thinking, as in preparation for a conversation, speech, decision, etc.

plural of collect-'em-up

(video games) A video game based around collecting items.

(grammar) A noun which, though singular, refers to a group of things or animals. Examples: a school of fish, a pride of lions.

(psychology) The common experiences, thoughts and opinions of a large group of people taken as a whole.

The concept of maintaining peace among all nations or members of a group by making the security concerns of one member important to all members.