register

reg•is•ter

[[t]ˈrɛdʒ ə stər[/t]] n.

1) a book in which records of events, names, etc., are kept

2) a list or record of such events, names, etc

3) an entry in such a record or list

4) navig. 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) mad

a) the compass or range of a voice or an instrument

b) mad a part of this range produced in the same way and having the same quality

c) mad

stop 35), c)

9) bui a device for controlling the flow of warmed air or the like through an opening

10) pht pri proper relationship between two plane surfaces in photography, as corresponding plates in photoengraving

11) pri a precise adjustment or correspondence, as of lines or columns, esp. on the two sides of a printed leaf

12) ling. a variety of language typically used in a specific type of communicative setting:

an informal register[/ex]

13) cmp a high-speed storage location in a computer's CPU, used to store a related string of bits, as a word or phrase

14) to enter or cause to be entered in a register

15) to cause (mail) to be recorded upon delivery to a post office for safeguarding against loss, damage, etc., during transmission

16) to enroll (a student, voter, etc.)

17) to indicate by a record or scale, as instruments do

18) mil to adjust (fire) on a known point

19) to show (surprise, joy, anger, etc.), as by facial expression or by actions

20) to document (a merchant ship engaged in foreign trade)

21) to enter one's name or cause it to be entered in a register; enroll

22) to show:

A smile registered on her face[/ex]

23) to have some effect; make some impression

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Etymology: 1350–1400; registre < MF, OF < ML registrum alter. of LL regesta catalog, list, n. use of neut. pl. of L regestus, ptp. of regerere to carry back, pile up, collect =re- re-+gerere to bear, wear reg′is•tra•ble, reg′is•ter•a•ble, adj.