register

English

/ˈɹɛdʒ.ɪs.tə/, /ˈɹɛdʒ.ɪs.tɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • A formal recording of names, events, transactions etc.
  • A book of such entries.
  • An entry in such a book.
  • The act of registering.
  • 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.
  • One who registers or records; a registrar; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events.
  • A distinct horizontal (or, more rarely, vertical) section of a work of art or inscription that is divided into several such sections
  • A device that automatically records a quantity.
  • (telecommunications) The part of a telegraphic apparatus that automatically records the message received.
  • (telecommunications) A list of received calls in a phone set.
  • (computing) 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.
  • (printing) The exact alignment of lines, margins and colors.
  • (printing) The inner part of the mould in which types are cast.
  • (music) The range of a voice or instrument.
  • (music) An organ stop.
  • (linguistics) A style of a language used in a particular context.
  • A grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct, capable of being opened and closed to direct the air flow.
  • (mostly)

Etymology

Derived from Latin registrum, regesta, regero, regerere (carry back, record).

Origin

Latin

regero, regerere

Gloss

carry back, record

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