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reg⋅is⋅ter

  [rej-uh-ster]
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–noun
1. a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
2. a list or record of such acts, events, etc.
3. an entry in such a book, record, or list.
4. an official document issued to a merchant ship as evidence of its nationality.
5. registration or registry.
6. a mechanical device by which certain data are automatically recorded.
7. cash register.
8. Music.
a. the compass or range of a voice or an instrument.
b. a part of this range produced in the same way and having the same quality: the head register; the upper register of the clarinet.
c. (in an organ) a stop.
9. 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.
10. Photography. proper relationship between two plane surfaces in photography, as corresponding plates in photoengraving.
11. Printing.
a. a precise adjustment or correspondence, as of lines, columns, etc., esp. on the two sides of a leaf.
b. correct relation or exact superimposition, as of colors in color printing.
12. a bookmark, esp. a ribbon attached to the spine of a book.
13. Linguistics. a variety of language typically used in a specific type of communicative setting: an informal register; the register of scientific discourse.
14. Computers. a high-speed storage location in the CPU, used to store a related string of bits, as a word or phrase.
–verb (used with object)
15. to enter or cause to be entered formally in a register.
16. to cause (mail) to be recorded upon delivery to a post office for safeguarding against loss, theft, damage, etc., during transmission.
17. to enroll (a student, voter, etc.) in a school or course of study, on the voting rolls, etc.
18. to indicate by a record, as instruments do: The thermometer registered 102 degrees today.
19. to indicate or show, as on a scale.
20. Printing. to adjust so as to secure exact correspondence; cause to be in register.
21. Military. to adjust (fire) on a known point.
22. to show (surprise, joy, anger, etc.), as by facial expression or by actions.
23. to document (a merchant ship engaged in foreign trade) by issuing a certificate of registry.
–verb (used without object)
24. to enter one's name or cause it to be entered in a register; enroll: to register at a motel.
25. to apply for and obtain inclusion of one's name on the list of voters.
26. to enroll in a school or course of study: I've registered for three English classes.
27. Printing. to be in register.
28. to show: A broad smile registered on his face.
29. to have some effect; make some impression: My plea didn't register on him at all.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME registre < MF, OF < ML registrum, regestrum, alter. of LL regesta catalog, list, n. use of neut. pl. of L regestus, ptp. of regerere to carry back, pile up, collect, equiv. to re- re + ges-, s. of gerere to bear + -tus ptp. suffix; (v.) ME registren (< MF registrer) < ML registrāre, deriv. of registrum

Related forms:
reg⋅is⋅ter⋅er, noun
reg⋅is⋅tra⋅bil⋅i⋅ty  [rej-uh-struh-bil-i-tee] , noun
reg⋅is⋅tra⋅ble, reg⋅is⋅ter⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. record, ledger, archive. 2. roll, roster, catalogue, chronicle, schedule, annals. 15. enroll, list, record, catalogue, chronicle. 22. demonstrate, evince.
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reg·is·ter   (rěj'ĭ-stər)   
n.  

    1. A formal or official recording of items, names, or actions.

    2. A book for such entries.

    3. An entry in such a record.

    4. Exact alignment of the lines and margins on the opposite sides of a leaf.

    5. Proper positioning of colors in color printing.

    6. The range of an instrument or a voice.

    7. A part of such a range.

    8. A group of matched organ pipes; a stop.

  2. The act of registering.

  3. A device that automatically records a quantity or number.

  4. Computer Science A part of the central processing unit used as a storage location.

  5. An adjustable, grill-like device through which heated or cooled air is released into a room.

  6. A state of proper alignment: to be in register.

  7. Printing

    1. Exact alignment of the lines and margins on the opposite sides of a leaf.

    2. Proper positioning of colors in color printing.

    3. The range of an instrument or a voice.

    4. A part of such a range.

    5. A group of matched organ pipes; a stop.

  8. Music

    1. The range of an instrument or a voice.

    2. A part of such a range.

    3. A group of matched organ pipes; a stop.

  9. A variety of language used in a specific social setting: speaking in an informal register; writing in a scientific register.

v.   reg·is·tered, reg·is·ter·ing, reg·is·ters

v.   tr.

    1. To enter in an official register.

    2. To enroll officially or formally, especially in order to vote or attend classes.

  2. To set down in writing; record: "It is for the historian to discover and register what actually happened" (Robert Conquest).

  3. To indicate on or as if on an instrument or a scale.

  4. To give outward signs of; express: Her face registered surprise.

  5. To attain or achieve: registered a new high in sales.

  6. To cause (mail) to be officially recorded and specially handled by payment of a fee.

  7. To adjust so as to be properly aligned.

v.   intr.

  1. To place or cause placement of one's name in a register.

  2. To have one's name officially placed on a list of eligible voters.

  3. To enroll as a student.

  4. To be indicated on or as if on an instrument or a scale.

  5. To be shown or expressed, as on the face.

  6. To make an impression; be recorded in the mind: The warning failed to register.

  7. To be in proper alignment.


[Middle English registre, from Old French, from Medieval Latin registrum, alteration of Late Latin regesta, from Latin, neuter pl. past participle of regerere, to record : re-, re- + gerere, to carry.]
reg'is·ter·er n., reg'is·tra·ble (-ĭ-strə-bəl) adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

register  (n.)
1377, from M.L. registrum, alteration of L.L. regesta "list, matters recorded," from L. regesta, neuter pl. of regestus, pp. of regerere "to record," lit. "to carry back," from re- "back" + gerere "carry, bear." Some senses influenced by association with L. regere "to rule." The verb is attested from 1390, from O.Fr. registrer (13c.). Cash register is from 1875, from earlier meaning "device by which data is automatically recorded" (1830).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: reg·is·ter
Pronunciation: 're-j&-st&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French registre, from Medieval Latin registrum, alteration of Late Latin regesta, pl., register, from Latin, neuter plural of regestus, past participle of regerere to bring back, pile up, collect
1 : a written record containing regular entries of items or details; specifically : POLICE REGISTER
2 a : a book or system of public records (as titles or patents) b : a roster of qualified or available individuals c : the formal record maintained by a corporation of the names and addresses of holders of its registered securities
3 : REGISTRY
4Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English registrer registrar
: REGISTRAR

Main Entry: register
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -tered; -ter·ing
transitive verb 1 : to make or secure official entry of in a register <register a car> <register a title>
2 : to enroll formally esp. as a voter or student
3 : to secure special protection for (a piece of mail) by prepayment of a fee intransitive verb 1 : to enroll one's name in a register
2 : to enroll one's name officially as a prerequisite for voting
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

register
1. One of a small number of high-speed memory locations in a computer's CPU. Registers differ from ordinary random-access memory in several respects:
There are only a small number of registers (the "register set"), typically 32 in a modern processor though some, e.g. SPARC, have as many as 144. A register may be directly addressed with a few bits. In contrast, there are usually millions of words of main memory (RAM), requiring at least twenty bits to specify a memory location. Main memory locations are often specified indirectly, using an indirect addressing mode where the actual memory address is held in a register.
Registers are fast; typically, two registers can be read and a third written -- all in a single cycle. Memory is slower; a single access can require several cycles.
The limited size and high speed of the register set makes it one of the critical resources in most computer architectures. Register allocation, typically one phase of the back-end, controls the use of registers by a compiled program.
See also accumulator, FUBAR, orthogonal, register dancing, register allocation, register spilling.
2. An addressable location in a memory-mapped peripheral device. E.g. the transmit data register in a UART.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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