Register
The term register (from Latin regesta, from regerere 'to enter') stands for:
- Register (Georgia), place in the United States;
- Register (art), the horizontal division of a painting or relief into formally independent zones or layers;
- Register (linguistics), function-specific mode of speech in linguistics, see language level;
a systematic collection of information about a group of objects, often but not always linguistically used synonymously with directory:
- General register in archives;
- a form of standardized documentation (data collection) of a collective that combines a certain characteristic, aiming at completeness;
- Federal Debt Book;
- Federal Central Register;
- Land Registry;
- Property Registry;
- Commercial Register;
- Cancer Registry;
- Registration Registers;
- Index (reference work), an alphabetical list of terms or designations, for example in an index;
- Patent Register;
- Partnership Register;
- Legal Services Registry;
- Register of deeds, in diplomatics a list of deeds expiring from a chancery;
- Register of associations in Germany;
- Central register of associations in Austria;
in the area of the organization of written material:
- Registry (files);
- in the graphic arts industry, a product used primarily in binders such as file folders to arrange documents by alphabet, number, date or other;
in engineering:
- Register (processor), in computer technology, various specialized memory areas of processors (see also clock edge controlled D flip-flop, an electronic circuit that can store one or more related bits);
- Register (printing), in printing, the exact matching of the printed pages of the type area on the front and back;
- Heating coil or cooling coil, another name for heat exchanger;
in music:
- Register (accordion), part of an accordion;
- Vocal register in human singing;
- Register (music), generally separately or jointly addressable playable sound spaces of a sound body;
- Stop (organ), in organ building a row of pipes of the same timbre or design;
Further:
- The Register, a British internet magazine.
See also:
Questions and Answers
Q: What does the word register mean?
A: The word register can have several meanings, but it mainly refers to something that is written down so that there is a record of something.
Q: Can it be used as a verb?
A: Yes, it can be used as a verb, meaning to write something down in an official register, such as a special book.
Q: What are some examples of things that can be registered?
A: Some examples of things that can be registered include births, marriages, and deaths.
Q: How is registration defined?
A: Registration is defined as the act of registering or being registered.
Q: Why is a register important?
A: A register is important because it provides written proof of something, creating a record that can be referred to later.
Q: What is the purpose of registering something?
A: The purpose of registering something is to create an official record of it.
Q: How is the act of registering something done?
A: The act of registering something is done by writing it down in an official register, such as a special book.
