Rollup

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A bundled or rolled item designed for convenience in handling can refer to both the method of arranging objects into a tight form and a tool providing summarized content from multiple sources
2. An item wrapped or coiled for easier carrying or storage ; a technique that compiles data or information into a concise overview
3. A product formed by tightly winding material into a compact shape; a process of consolidating multiple entries into a single summarized report

Etymology: "Rollup" is a deverbal noun, meaning it was formed by taking an existing verb, "roll up," and turning it into a noun. The verb itself is a plain combination of "roll" and the particle "up," so the noun carries the same sense of winding something tight into a compact shape. That physical image is the starting point for both of its meanings. The first meaning, a thing wrapped or coiled for carrying or storage, follows that image directly: a rolled-up flag, a rolled-up mat, or a rolled-up sleeping bag is a rollup. The second meaning, a technique that gathers scattered data into a condensed summary, is a figurative extension. The summary is imagined as all the separate details being rolled together into one compact package, much as a rolled-up sheet folds many pages into a single bundle.

Synonyms: wrap, scroll, compilation