a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.

a list or record of such acts, events, etc.

an entry in such a book, record, or list.

an official document issued to a merchant ship as evidence of its nationality.

registration or registry.

a mechanical device by which certain data are automatically recorded.

cash register.

Music .

the compass or range of a voice or an instrument.

a part of this range produced in the same way and having the same quality

the head register; the upper register of the clarinet.

(in an organ) a stop.

a device for controlling the flow of warmed air or the like through an opening, as from a duct to an interior, composed of a number of narrow, parallel blades, usually behind a grating, that may be adjusted so as to overlap and close the opening.

Photography . proper relationship between two plane surfaces in photography, as corresponding plates in photoengraving.

Printing .

a precise adjustment or correspondence, as of lines, columns, etc., esp. on the two sides of a leaf.

correct relation or exact superimposition, as of colors in color printing.

a bookmark, esp. a ribbon attached to the spine of a book.

Linguistics . a variety of language typically used in a specific type of communicative setting

an informal register; the register of scientific discourse.

Computers . a high-speed storage location in the CPU, used to store a related string of bits, as a word or phrase.

to enter or cause to be entered formally in a register.

to cause (mail) to be recorded upon delivery to a post office for safeguarding against loss, theft, damage, etc., during transmission.

to enroll (a student, voter, etc.) in a school or course of study, on the voting rolls, etc.

to indicate by a record, as instruments do

The thermometer registered 102 degrees today.

to indicate or show, as on a scale.

Printing . to adjust so as to secure exact correspondence; cause to be in register.

Military . to adjust (fire) on a known point.

to show (surprise, joy, anger, etc.), as by facial expression or by actions.

to document (a merchant ship engaged in foreign trade) by issuing a certificate of registry.

to enter one's name or cause it to be entered in a register; enroll

to register at a motel.

to apply for and obtain inclusion of one's name on the list of voters.

to enroll in a school or course of study

I've registered for three English classes.

Printing . to be in register.

to show

A broad smile registered on his face.

to have some effect; make some impression

My plea didn't register on him at all.

verb

eradicate , erase

noun

annals , archives , book , catalog , catalogue , chronicle , diary , entry , file , ledger , log , memorandum , registry , roll , roll call , roster , schedule , scroll

verb

catalogue , check in , chronicle , enlist , enroll , file , inscribe , join , list , note , record , schedule , set down , sign on , sign up , sign up for , subscribe , take down , weigh in , be shown , bespeak , betray , disclose , display , exhibit , express , manifest , mark , point out , point to , read , reflect , say , show , come home to , dawn on , get through to , have an effect on , impress , sink in , tell , enter , insert , indicate , soak in , agenda , archives , blotter , book , calendar , catalog , certify , chronical , diary , docket , enrol , entry , matriculate , membership , roll , roster , tally