register
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From Mediaeval Latin registrum, from Late Latin regesta.
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register (plural registers)
- A formal recording of names, events, transactions etc.
- A book of such entries.
- An entry in such a book.
- The act of registering.
- A device that automatically records a quantity.
- (computing) Part of the central processing unit used to store and manipulate numbers.
- (telecommunications) A list of received calls in a phone set.
- (printing) The exact alignment of lines, margins and colors.
- (music) The range of a voice or instrument.
- (music) An organ stop.
- (law) To voluntarily sign over for safe keeping. Abandons complete ownership for partial.
- (linguistics) A style of a language used in a particular context
- A grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct.
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formal recording of names, events, transactions etc.
book of such entries
act of registering
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(computing) Part of the central processing unit used to store and manipulate numbers
(printing) The exact alignment of lines, margins and colors
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to register (third-person singular simple present registers, present participle registering, simple past and past participle registered)
- (transitive) To enter in a register.
- (transitive) To enroll, especially to vote.
- (transitive) To record, especially in writing.
- (transitive) To express outward signs.
- (transitive, mail) To record officially and handle specially.
- (transitive, printing) To adjust so as to be properly aligned.
- (intransitive) To place one's name, or have one's name placed in a register.
- (intransitive) To enroll as a student.
- (intransitive) To make an impression.
- (intransitive) To be in proper alignment.
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to enter in a register
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To enroll, especially to vote
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To record, especially in writing
To record officially and handle specially
To place one's name, or have one's name placed in a register
To enroll as a student
To make an impression
To be in proper alignment
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[edit] References
- register in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- register in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
