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Register

Meanings and phrases

register

n.

1. an official written record of names or events or transactions; 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
3. a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill; cash register
4. a book in which names and transactions are listed
5. (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
6. an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
7. a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device

register

v.

1. record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
2. record in a public office or in a court of law; file
3. enroll to vote
4. be aware of; record
5. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; read; show; record
6. have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties; cross-file
7. show in one's face
8. manipulate the registers of an organ
9. send by registered mail
10. enter into someone's consciousness

accumulator register

n.

1. (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register; accumulator

cash register

n.

1. a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill; register

E.g.

• The ticket counter serves as the cash register area.
• A drawer from a cash register was in the back of the van.
• The robbers removed all of $133.97 from the cash register.

check register

n.

1. a register of checks issued (usually in numeric order)

chest register

n.

1. the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; chest voice; chest tone

head register

n.

1. the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head; head voice; head tone

index register

n.

1. (computer science) a register used to determine the address of an operand

register language

n.

1. a tone language that uses different voice registers

shift register

n.

1. (computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right

required to register

E.g.

• After 1937 these groups were required to register as Tajiks.
• Traditional indigenous religions are not required to register.
• All TCM practitioners in Hong Kong are required to register with the Council.

not register

E.g.

• He did not register an extra-base hit.
• He did not register an extra-base hit, and did not drive in a run.
• They would not register him as master, however, unless he brought her into port.

register to vote

E.g.

• He also helped adult men of color of both groups to register to vote.
• The deadline to register to vote remained midnight on November 23, 2018.
• She advocates that adults register to vote and vote, and that children pre-register.

failed to register

E.g.

• Davis was arrested in 1599 because Barley had failed to register as a bookseller with Oxford University.
• He failed to register for official league match due to transfer slot limit and played for reserve team instead.
• Before 2004, it was common for police to fine those having failed to register within 3 working days at a place of stay.

naval register

E.g.

• In 1919 the British naval register was closed.
• On 29 February 1908, she was stricken from the naval register.
• In 1908, she was stricken from the naval register and converted into a barracks ship.

upper register

E.g.

• It also lets the player play for an extended time in the upper register.
• The dolçaina's effective range is divided into two registers, middle register and upper register.
• The upper register of the middle panel is the center of the mural and depicts the solemn scene of investiture.

lower register

E.g.

• She is shown greeting Ra and Osiris in the lower register.
• Keys were added to the flute, and the taper was changed to strengthen its lower register.
• The lower register is symmetrical, and symbolizes the fertility and prosperity of the coming reign of Zimri-Lim.

gross register

E.g.

• The ship had a gross register tonnage (GRT) of 756 tons.
• The vessel had a gross register tonnage (GRT) of 6,893 tons.
• When launched, "Mona's Isle" measured 339 gross register tons (grt).

did not register

E.g.

• He did not register an extra-base hit.
• He did not register an extra-base hit, and did not drive in a run.
• In Cunha's case, he did not register international matches played for the Southeast Asian country.

parish register

E.g.

• In the parish register, his surname was spelled "Woolcot".
• In addition, Augvald is mentioned in the Avaldsnes parish register, and in local Karmøy legends.
• Ditton parish register has as its opening words, "The Register book of Ditton beginning Anno Dom.

heritage register

E.g.

• The building is listed as a historic monument in the Bavarian heritage register.
• The church was listed on the North Sydney Council local government heritage register on 2 August 2013.
• These six houses were the basis of Boyes' residential real estate and all still exist today and are listed on the National Trust (Victoria) heritage register.

register file

E.g.

• The register file took up most of that space.
• The number of registers per register file was also considered, with 32 and 64 being contenders.
• Two data buses write data from the register file to the two CACHE dies that implement the data cache.