A system, service, or entity that collects and combines information from multiple sources into a unified format. Commonly used in technology and finance to describe platforms that gather data from various feeds.
From Latin 'aggregare' meaning 'to add to a flock', combining 'ad-' (to) and 'gregare' (to gather, from 'grex' meaning flock). The modern technical sense evolved from the basic concept of gathering separate items into a group.
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