register

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English

Alternative forms

• registre (obsolete)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin registrum, from Late Latin regesta (“list, items recorded”), from Latin regerō (“to record, to carry back”), from re- + gerō (“to carry, bear”). Compare Latin registoria (“a treasurer”). Some senses influenced by association with unrelated Latin regō (“to rule”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪs.tə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪs.tɚ/
• Hyphenation: re‧gis‧ter

Noun

register (plural registers)

1. A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.

2. A book of such entries.
3. An entry in such a book.
4. The act of registering.
5. 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.
6. 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

7. A distinct horizontal (or, more rarely, vertical) section of a work of art or inscription that is divided into several such sections.
8. A device that automatically records a quantity.
9. (telecommunications) The part of a telegraphic apparatus that automatically records the message received.
10. (telecommunications) A list of received calls in a phone set.
11. (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.
12. (printing) The exact alignment of lines, margins, and colors.
13. (printing) The inner part of the mould in which types are cast.
14. (music) The range of a voice or instrument.
15. (music) An organ stop.
17. (linguistics) A style of a language used in a particular context.
18. A grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct, capable of being opened and closed to direct the air flow.
19. (chiefly US) Clipping of cash register.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:list

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

register (third-person singular simple present registers, present participle registering, simple past and past participle registered)

1. (transitive) To enter in a register; to enlist.

   Synonyms: enroll, put down; see also Thesaurus:enlist

2. (transitive) To sign-up, especially to vote.
3. (transitive) To record, especially in writing.
4. (transitive, intransitive) To buy the full version of trial software by providing one's details and payment.

5. (transitive) To express outward signs.
6. (transitive, mail) To record officially and handle specially.
7. (transitive, especially printing) To make or adjust so as to be properly or precisely aligned.
8. (intransitive) To place one's name, or have one's name placed in a register.

   They registered for school.

9. (intransitive) To make an impression.
10. (intransitive) To be in proper alignment; to align or correspond exactly.
11. (law) To voluntarily sign over for safe keeping, abandoning complete ownership for partial.

Synonyms

• (sign-up): register, reserve, schedule, enroll, book

Antonyms

• unregister, deregister

Derived terms

Related terms

• registrar
• registration

Translations

References

• “register”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “register”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Riegerts, registre

Danish

Noun

register n (singular definite registret, plural indefinite registre)

1. database, registry, data repository

   Hun er ikke i registret for varulve.

   She is not in the registry of werewolves.

2. (sociolingustics) register
3. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {}.

Declension

Related terms

• registrere, registreret

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch register, from Old French registre, from Medieval Latin registrum, which see.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌrəˈɣɪs.tər/, /ˌreːˈɣɪs.tər/
• Hyphenation: re‧gis‧ter

Noun

register n (plural registers, diminutive registertje n)

1. A register, an index, esp. as an appendix in a book.
2. A register, a lodger.
3. A register, a musical range.
4. A register, a style of language, e.g. with respect to formality and politeness.
5. A register, an organ stop.

Derived terms

• alle registers opentrekken
• dagregister

Related terms

• registratie
• registreren

Descendants

• Afrikaans: register
• → Indonesian: register

Inari Sami

Etymology

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Noun

register

1. register, registry

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• registeristiđ

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch register, from Middle Dutch register, from Old French registre, from Medieval Latin registrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reˈɡɪstər]
• Hyphenation: ré‧gis‧têr

Noun

régistêr (first-person possessive registerku, second-person possessive registermu, third-person possessive registernya)

1. register:
   1. a formal recording of names, events, transactions etc.
   2. (printing) the exact alignment of lines, margins and colors.
   3. (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.

Related terms

Further reading

• “register” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Medieval Latin registrum.

Noun

register n (definite singular registeret or registret, indefinite plural register or registre, definite plural registra or registrene)

1. a register (list or record)
2. (music) a register (voice range in singing; part of an organ)

Derived terms

• registerkjede
• registerreim

Related terms

• registrere

References

• “register” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Medieval Latin registrum.

Noun

register n (definite singular registeret, indefinite plural register, definite plural registera)

1. a register (list or record)
2. (music) a register (voice range in singing; part of an organ)

Derived terms

• registerkjede
• registerreim

Related terms

• registrere

References

• “register” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish register, 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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈjɪstɛr/

Noun

register n

1. a register, a list, an index, a catalog, a directory, a database
2. a machine that keeps a register, a cash register

Declension

Hyponyms

Derived terms

• registrera

References