an official written record of names or events or transactions

[ Syn: registry ]

(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

a book in which names and transactions are listed

(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

an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room

a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device

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

[ Syn: cash register ]

record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions

enter into someone's consciousness; Did this event register in your parents' minds?'

record in a public office or in a court of law; file for divorce; file a complaint

[ Syn: file ]

enroll to vote; register for an election'

be aware of; Did you register any change when I pressed the button?

[ Syn: record ]

indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero; The gauge read `empty

[ Syn: read , show , record ]

have ones name listed as a candidate for several parties

[ Syn: cross-file ]

show in one's face; Her surprise did not register'

manipulate the registers of an organ

send by registered mail; I'd like to register this letter'