register

Noun
  1. An official written record of names or events or transactions (synset 106519032)
    is a type of: written account, written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
    subtypes:
    • cadaster, cadastre - a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land; made for the purpose of taxation
    • check register - a register of checks issued (usually in numeric order)
    • studbook - official record of the pedigree of purebred animals especially horses
    • rent-roll - a register of rents; includes the names of tenants and the amount of rent they pay
    same as: registry
  2. (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments (synset 105134114)
    referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
    is a type of: quality, timber, timbre, tone - (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
    subtypes:
  3. A book in which names and transactions are listed (synset 113433494)
    is a type of: record - a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
    subtypes:
  4. (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind (synset 104078988)
    referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
    is a type of: memory device, storage device - a device that preserves information for retrieval
    subtypes:
    • accumulator, accumulator register - (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register
    • counter - (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
    • index register - (computer science) a register used to determine the address of an operand
    • shift register - (computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right
    is a part of: computer memory, computer storage, memory, memory board, storage, store - an electronic memory device
  5. An air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room (synset 104078824)
    is a type of: air duct, air passage, airway - a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
  6. A regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device (synset 104078648)
    is a type of: regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
    is a part of: furnace - an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
  7. A cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions;
    Used in shops to add up the bill (synset 102980897)
    is a type of: cashbox, money box, till - a strongbox for holding cash
    has: adding machine, totaliser, totalizer - a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions
    same as: cash register
Verb
  1. Record in writing;
    Enter into a book of names or events or transactions (synset 202477113)
    is a type of: enter, put down, record - make a record of; set down in permanent form
    subtypes:
  2. Record in a public office or in a court of law (synset 201003902)
    "file for divorce"; "file a complaint"
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: register - record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
    subtypes: trademark - register the trademark of
    same as: file
  3. Enroll to vote (synset 202476510)
    "register for an election"
    is a type of: enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe, recruit - register formally as a participant or member
  4. Be aware of (synset 202110264)
    "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?"
    entail: comprehend, perceive - to become aware of through the senses
    same as: record
    verb group:
  5. Indicate a certain reading;
    Of gauges and instruments (synset 200924838)
    "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
    is a type of: indicate - to state or express briefly
    subtypes:
    • say - indicate
    • show - give evidence of, as of records
    • strike - indicate (a certain time) by striking
    same as: read, record, show
  6. Have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties (synset 202477456)
    is a type of: campaign, run - run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
    subtypes: slate - enter on a list or slate for an election
    same as: cross-file
  7. Show in one's face (synset 202144213)
    "Her surprise did not register"
    is a type of: show, show up - be or become visible or noticeable
    verb group: record, register - be aware of
  8. Manipulate the registers of an organ (synset 201730482)
    referred to in: music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
    is a type of: play - perform music on (a musical instrument)
  9. Send by registered mail (synset 201034198)
    "I'd like to register this letter"
    is a type of: mail, post, send - cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
  10. Enter into someone's consciousness (synset 200730186)
    "Did this event register in your parents' minds?"
    is a type of: affect - act physically on; have an effect upon
    verb group: record, register - be aware of

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