register (
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n 1: an official written record of names or events or
transactions [syn:
registry]
2: the timbre characteristic of a certain range and manner of
production of the human voice
3: a book in which names and transactions are listed
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
5: an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room)
for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
6: a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of
air into a furnace or other heating device
7: a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions;
used in shops to add up the bill [syn:
cash register]
v 1: record in writing; enter into a register
2: register in a public office or in a court of law; "file for
divorce"; "file a complaint" [syn:
file]
3: register to vote; "register for an election"
4: be aware of [syn:
record]
5: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The
thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The
gauge read `empty'" [syn:
read,
show,
record]
6: register as a candidate for several parties [syn:
cross-file]
7: show in one's face; "Her surprise did not register"
8: send by registered mail; "I'd like to register this letter"
9: enter into someone's consciousness