- a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
- a list or record of such acts, events, etc.
- an entry in such a book, record, or list.
- an official document issued to a merchant ship as evidence of its nationality.
- registration or registry.
- a mechanical device by which certain data are automatically recorded.
- cash register.
- Music.
- the compass or range of a voice or an instrument.
- a part of this range produced in the same way and having the same quality: the head register;the upper register of the clarinet.
- (in an organ) a stop.
- a device for controlling the flow of warmed air or the like through an opening, as from a duct to an interior, composed of a number of narrow, parallel blades, usually behind a grating, that may be adjusted so as to overlap and close the opening.
- proper relationship between two plane surfaces in photography, as corresponding plates in photoengraving.
- Printing.
- a precise adjustment or correspondence, as of lines, columns, etc., especially on the two sides of a leaf.
- correct relation or exact superimposition, as of colors in color printing.
- a bookmark, especially a ribbon attached to the spine of a book.
- a variety of language typically used in a specific type of communicative setting: an informal register;the register of scientific discourse.
- a high-speed storage location in the CPU, used to store a related string of bits, as a word or phrase.
- to enter or cause to be entered formally in a register.
- to cause (mail) to be recorded upon delivery to a post office for safeguarding against loss, theft, damage, etc., during transmission.
- to enroll (a student, voter, etc.) in a school or course of study, on the voting rolls, etc.
- to indicate by a record, as instruments do: The thermometer registered 102 degrees today.
- to indicate or show, as on a scale.
- to adjust so as to secure exact correspondence; cause to be in register.
- to adjust (fire) on a known point.
- to show (surprise, joy, anger, etc.), as by facial expression or by actions.
- to document (a merchant ship engaged in foreign trade) by issuing a certificate of registry.
- to enter one's name or cause it to be entered in a register; enroll: to register at a motel.
- to apply for and obtain inclusion of one's name on the list of voters.
- to enroll in a school or course of study: I've registered for three English classes.
- to be in register.
- to show: A broad smile registered on his face.
- to have some effect; make some impression: My plea didn't register on him at all.
- an official or formal list recording names, events, or transactions
- the book in which such a list is written
- an entry in such a list
- a recording device that accumulates data, totals sums of money, etc
- a movable plate that controls the flow of air into a furnace, chimney, room, etc
- one of a set of word-sized locations in the central processing unit in which items of data are placed temporarily before they are operated on by program instructions
- music
- the timbre characteristic of a certain manner of voice production
- any of the stops on an organ as classified in respect of its tonal quality
- printing
- the correct alignment of the separate plates in colour printing
- the exact correspondence of lines of type, columns, etc, on the two sides of a printed sheet of paper
- a form of a language associated with a particular social situation or subject matter, such as obscene slang, legal language, or journalese
- the act or an instance of registering
- to enter or cause someone to enter (an event, person's name, ownership, etc) on a register; formally record
- to show or be shown on a scale or other measuring instrument
- to show or be shown in a person's face, bearing, etc
- to have an effect; make an impression
- to send (a letter, package, etc) by registered post
- to adjust (a printing press, forme, etc) to ensure that the printed matter is in register
- (of a mechanical part) to align (with another part)
- to bring (a gun) to bear on its target by adjustment according to the accuracy of observed single rounds
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