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Register

ˈrɛdʒɪstə

Register definitions
noun
register registers
  1. an official list or record of names or items

    "a membership register"

    • a book or record of attendance, for example of pupils in a class or guests in a hotel

      "the system requires teachers to take the register at each lesson"

  2. a particular part of the range of a voice or instrument

    "boy trebles singing in a high register"

    • a sliding device controlling a set of organ pipes which share a tonal quality
    • a set of organ pipes controlled by a sliding device
  3. a variety of a language or a level of usage, as determined by degree of formality and choice of vocabulary, pronunciation, and syntax, according to the communicative purpose, social context, and standing of the user
  4. the exact correspondence of the position of colour components in a printed positive

    "it was reproduced in full colour but unfortunately out of register"

    • the exact correspondence of the position of printed matter on the two sides of a leaf
  5. (in electronic devices) a location in a store of data, used for a specific purpose and with quick access time
  6. an adjustable plate for widening or narrowing an opening and regulating a draught, especially in a fire grate
  7. one of a number of bands or sections into which a design is divided

    "the central register shows a Roman Emperor on horseback"

verb
register registered registering registers
  1. enter or record on an official list or directory

    "the vessel is registered as British"

    • enter one's name and other details on an official list or directory

      "you register at the site with a user ID and a password"

    • put one's name in a register as a guest in a hotel

      "we had a light supper after we'd registered and unpacked"

    • (of a couple to be married) have a list of wedding gifts compiled and kept at a shop for consultation by gift buyers

      "at the store's bridal registry single people can register for gifts even if they are not getting married"

    • entrust (a letter or parcel) to a post office for transmission by registered post

      "it is highly recommended that you register the letter containing your supporting documents"

  2. (of an instrument) detect and show (a reading) automatically

    "the electroscope was too insensitive to register the tiny changes"

    • (of an event) give rise to a specified reading on an instrument

      "the blast registered 5.4 on the Richter scale"

  3. express or convey (an opinion or emotion)

    "I wish to register an objection"

    • (of an emotion) show in a person's face or gestures

      "nothing registered on their faces"

    • notice or become aware of

      "he hadn't even registered her presence"

    • make an impression on a person's mind

      "the content of her statement did not register"

  4. achieve (a certain score or result) in a game or match

    "they registered their third consecutive draw"

  5. correspond or cause to correspond exactly in position

    "they are adjusted until the impressions register"