Register - Definition

n 1: an official written record of names or events or
transactions [syn: register, 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 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,
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 for
divorce"; "file a complaint" [syn: file, register]
3: enroll to vote; "register for an election"
4: be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the
button?" [syn: record, register]
5: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The
thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge
read `empty'" [syn: read, register, show, record]
6: have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
[syn: cross-file, register]
7: show in one's face; "Her surprise did not register"
8: manipulate the registers of an organ
9: send by registered mail; "I'd like to register this letter"
10: enter into someone's consciousness; "Did this event register
in your parents' minds?"