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register

noun
/ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stə/UK/ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stɚ/CA/ˈɹed͡ʒ.ɪ.stə/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin registrum, from Late Latin regesta (“list, items recorded”), from Latin regerō (“to record, to carry back”), from re- + gerō (“to carry, bear”). Compare Latin registoria (“a treasurer”). Some senses influenced by association with unrelated Latin regō (“to rule”).

  1. derived from regero
  2. derived from regesta
  3. derived from registrum

Definitions

  1. A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.

    • The teacher took the register by calling out each child's name.

  2. A book of such entries.

    • As you have one eye upon my follies, […] turn another into the register of your own.

  3. An entry in such a book.

  4. ›+ 29 more definitions

    1. The act of registering.

    2. A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a…

      A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title.

    3. One who registers or records

      One who registers or records; a registrar; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events.

      • a register of deeds

    4. A distinct horizontal (or, more rarely, vertical) section of a work of art or inscription…

      A distinct horizontal (or, more rarely, vertical) section of a work of art or inscription that is divided into several such sections.

      • The east wall is decorated in raised relief with two registers of scenes above a dado showing a northward fecundity figure procession.
      • The reverse side is divided into three registers. In the first register is the name of Narmer represented as a fish and a chisel inscribed in the serekh.

    5. A device that automatically records a quantity.

    6. The part of a telegraphic apparatus that automatically records the message received.

    7. A list of received calls in a phone set.

    8. A small unit of very fast memory that is directly accessible to the central processing…

      A small unit of very fast memory that is directly accessible to the central processing unit, and is mostly used to store inputs, outputs, or intermediate results of computations.

      • When the microprocessor decodes the JSR opcode, it stores the operand into the TEMP register and pushes the current contents of the PC ($00 0128) onto the stack.
      • If you can trace back through the disassembly to where the variable is first loaded into a register, you can often discover its value or its address by inspecting that register.

    9. The exact alignment of lines, margins, and colors.

    10. The inner part of the mould in which types are cast.

    11. The range of a voice or instrument.

    12. An organ stop.

    13. A style of a language used in a particular context.

      • We rewrote certain communications templates to use a more formal register.
      • While e-memos are less formal than the memos discussed [above], they still need to be professional in appearance and in register, that is, in the level of formality.

    14. A grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct, capable of being opened and closed to…

      A grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct, capable of being opened and closed to direct the air flow.

      • No. 1 chamber, 1 8x12 side wall register for warm air. No. 2 chamber, 1 8x12 side wall register for warm air.
      • The remaining ceiling register is connected with the main vent shaft containing the smokepipe. Each of the ceiling registers in the lecture hall is controlled by a damper operated by a drain in the boilerroom.
      • The Ideal Wall Register is not a receptacle for the accumulation of dirt. It avoids the necessity of cutting carpets. It is absolutely fireproof.

    15. Ellipsis of cash register.

    16. To enter in a register

      To enter in a register; to enlist.

    17. To sign-up, especially to vote.

      • I am running for President to take this country in a new direction. But I can’t do it alone. I need you. Whether it’s the first time, or the first time in a long time, I need you to register and vote on November 4th.

    18. To record, especially in writing.

      • Tottenham, who lost William Gallas to injury before the end, struggled to find any sort of response and did not register a single shot on target.
      • In every way dinner proved up beyond my expectations, and I registered a note that the cook, whoever or whatever he might be, was a capable man at his trade.

    19. To buy the full version of trial software by providing one's details and payment.

      • This is a trial version, and will expire in 30 days. Please register!

    20. To express outward signs.

      • Members of Boston's lesbian and gay community participated in the protest to register anger at the hotel's exploitative treatment of women workers.

    21. To record officially and handle specially.

    22. To make or adjust so as to be properly or precisely aligned.

    23. To place one's name, or have one's name placed in a register.

      • They registered for school.

    24. To make an impression.

    25. To be in proper alignment

      To be in proper alignment; to align or correspond exactly.

      • The slightly smaller hind print may overlap but seldom registers precisely in the front track.
      • […] but cat tracks are slightly more staggered, and on each side the back foot registers directly on the track of the front foot.

    26. To voluntarily sign over for safe keeping, abandoning complete ownership for partial.

    27. To perceive or comprehend

      To perceive or comprehend; pick up on.

      • I did not register that look to mean anything more than an innocent, friendly smile.

    28. To occur

      To occur; become realised or noticed; dawn on.

      • It did not register with me at the time that he'd end up betraying me, making off with all my savings.

    29. A surname.

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Derived

bell register, branch register, caregiver register, cash register, companies register, company register, electoral register, enregister, Federal Register, flageolet register, flute register, georegister, index register, land register, metaregister, nonconformist register, nonregister, parish register, pen register, property register, quantum register, quregister, register file, register grate, registerial, register office, register plate, registership, register ton, register variable, registry, shift register, subregister, take the register, unlimited register machine, whistle register, registration, autoregister, auto-register, coregister · +19 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at register. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at register. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at register

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA