Register
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈɹɛdÊ’.ɪst.ÉœË(ɹ)/
- US IPA: /ˈɹɛdʒɪstɚ/
- Rhymes: -ÉœË(r)
Alternative forms
- registre obsolete
Origin
From Medieval Latin registrum, from Late Latin regesta ("list, items recorded"), from Latin regerere ("to record, to carry back"), from re- + gerere ("to carry, bear"). Compare Latin registoria ("a treasurer"). Some senses influenced by association with Latin regere ("to rule").
Full definition of register
Noun
register
(plural registers)- A formal recording of names, events, transactions etc.The teacher took the register by calling out each child's name.
- A book of such entries.
- ShakespeareAs you have one eye upon my follies, ... turn another into the register of your own.
- 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 register of deeds
- A device that automatically records a quantity.
- The part of a telegraphic apparatus that automatically records the message received.
- (telecommunications) A list of received calls in a phone set.
- (computing) Part of the central processing unit used to store and manipulate numbers.
- 1992, Michael A. Miller, The 68000 Microprocessor Family: Architecture, Programming, and Applications (page 47)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.
- (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
- My ex-boss used "let go", in the euphemistic register, when he sacked me.
- 1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational grammar: a first course Chapter 5It seems equally clear that the ‘Complement + Prepositionʼ order illustrated in (172) (a) is likewise highly marked, and hence subject to heavy restrictions on its use. And sure enough, this does indeed seem to be the case: for one thing, forms such as thereafter, herein, whereby are stylistically highly marked (e.g. they are only used in particular registers such as legal language).
- A grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct.
- (mostly, US) short form for cash register
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Verb
- (transitive) To enter in a register.
- (transitive) To enroll, especially to vote.
- 2008, Barack Obama, Letter to Vibe MagazineI 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.
- (transitive) To record, especially in writing.
- 2011, November 3, Chris Bevan, Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham, 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.
- 1914, Jack London, The Mutiny of the Elsinore Chapter VIIIn 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.
- (transitive) To express outward signs.
- (transitive, mail) To record officially and handle specially.
- (transitive, printing) To adjust so as to be properly aligned.
- (intransitive) To place one's name, or have one's name placed in a register.
- (intransitive) To enroll as a student.
- (intransitive) To make an impression.
- (intransitive) To be in proper alignment.
- (legal) To voluntarily sign over for safe keeping, abandoning complete ownership for partial.