Register
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Register or registration may refer to:

Music

  • Register (music)
    Register (music)
    In music, a register is the relative "height" or range of a note, set of pitches or pitch classes, melody, part, instrument or group of instruments...

    , the relative "height" or range of a note, melody, part, instrument, etc
  • Registration (organ)
    Registration (organ)
    Registration is the technique of choosing and combining the stops of a pipe organ in order to produce a particular sound. Registration can also refer to a particular combination of stops...

    , the art of combining the different sounds of a pipe organ to produce the desired sound

Linguistics

  • Register (phonology)
    Register (phonology)
    In linguistics, a register language, also known as a pitch-register language, is a language which combines tone and vowel phonation into a single phonological system. Burmese and the Chinese dialect Shanghainese are examples...

    , a language that combines tone with phonation
  • Register (sociolinguistics)
    Register (sociolinguistics)
    In linguistics, a register is a variety of a language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting. For example, when speaking in a formal setting an English speaker may be more likely to adhere more closely to prescribed grammar, pronounce words ending in -ing with a velar nasal...

    , a form of a language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting

Technology and telecommunication

  • Register (sculpture)
    Register (sculpture)
    In art and archaeology, a register is a vertical level in a work that consists of several levels, especially where the levels are clearly separated by lines; modern comic books typically use similar conventions...

    , the separation of multiple pictographic scenes from each other
  • Cash register
    Cash register
    A cash register or till is a mechanical or electronic device for calculating and recording sales transactions, and an attached cash drawer for storing cash...

    , a device for recording cash transactions and storing cash
  • Hardware register
    Hardware register
    In digital electronics, especially computing, a hardware register stores bits of information, in a way that all the bits can be written to or read out simultaneously.The hardware registers inside a central processing unit are called processor registers....

    , a placeholder for information about some hardware condition
  • Processor register
    Processor register
    In computer architecture, a processor register is a small amount of storage available as part of a CPU or other digital processor. Such registers are addressed by mechanisms other than main memory and can be accessed more quickly...

    , a component inside a central processing unit for storing information
  • Quantum register
    Quantum register
    A quantum register is the quantum mechanical analogue of a classical processor register.A mathematical description of a quantum register is achieved by using a tensor product of qubit bra or ket vectors...

    , the quantum mechanical analogue of a classical processor register
  • Register signaling
    Register signaling
    In telecommunications, register signaling provides addressing information, such as the calling and/or called telephone number. R2 register signaling is an example.This is contrasted with line signaling....

    , in telecommunications
  • Status register
    Status register
    A status register or flag register is a collection of flag bits for a processor. An example is the FLAGS register of the x86 architecture....

    , a collection of flag bits for a micro-processor
  • Image registration
    Image registration
    Image registration is the process of transforming different sets of data into one coordinate system. Data may be multiple photographs, data from different sensors, from different times, or from different viewpoints. It is used in computer vision, medical imaging, military automatic target...

    , process of transforming different sets of data into one coordinate system
  • Printing registration
    Printing registration
    In color printing, registration is the method of correlating overlapping colors on one single image. There are many different styles and types of registration, many of which employ the alignment of specific marks.-Purpose:...

    , in color printing, the correlating of colors in a single image

Documents, records and government

  • Registration statement
    Registration statement
    In the United States, a registration statement is a set of documents, including a prospectus, that a company must file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission before it proceeds with an initial public offering....

    , a set of U.S. legal documents
  • Aircraft registration
    Aircraft registration
    An aircraft registration is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies a civil aircraft, in similar fashion to a licence plate on an automobile...

    , compulsory registration of an aircraft with a government authority
  • Vehicle registration
    Vehicle registration
    Vehicle registration is the compulsory registration of a vehicle with a government authority. Vehicle registration's purpose is to establish clear ownership and to tax motorists or vehicle owners....

    , compulsory registration of a vehicle with a government authority
  • Vehicle registration plate
    Vehicle registration plate
    A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes. The registration identifier is a numeric or alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies the vehicle within the issuing region's database...

    , metal or plastic plate attached to registered vehicle
  • Voter registration
    Voter registration
    Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for citizens and residents to check in with some central registry specifically for the purpose of being allowed to vote in elections. An effort to get people to register is known as a voter registration drive.-Centralized/compulsory vs...

    , entry onto an electoral roll
  • Check register
    Check register
    A check register is a booklet used to record account transactions....

    , booklet used to record account transactions
  • Family register
    Family register
    A family register is a registry used in many countries to track information of a genealogical or legal interest.Often, official recognition of certain events or status may only be granted when such event or status is registered in the...

    , a registry used in many countries to track information of a genealogical or legal interest
  • Summit register
    Summit register
    A summit book is a record of visitors to the summit of a mountain, usually one without a maintained trail. It is usually enclosed in a weatherproof, animalproof metal canister. Some books are maintained in an informal manner by an individual or small group, while others are maintained by a club...

     (or canister), record of visitors to a mountain's summit

Publications

  • The Register
    The Register
    The Register is a British technology news and opinion website. It was founded by John Lettice, Mike Magee and Ross Alderson in 1994 as a newsletter called "Chip Connection", initially as an email service...

    , technology news website
  • The Des Moines Register, Iowa
  • Federal Register
    Federal Register
    The Federal Register , abbreviated FR, or sometimes Fed. Reg.) is the official journal of the federal government of the United States that contains most routine publications and public notices of government agencies...

    , public journal of the United States federal government
  • The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Boston, Massachusetts
  • New Haven Register, Connecticut
  • The Orange County Register
    The Orange County Register
    The Orange County Register is a daily newspaper published in Santa Ana, California. The Register is the flagship publication of Freedom Communications, Inc., which publishes 28 daily newspapers, 23 weekly newspapers, Coast magazine, and several related Internet sites.The Register is notable for its...

    , Santa Ana, California
  • Sheffield Register, England
  • South Australian Register
    South Australian Register
    The Register, originally the South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register, was the first South Australian newspaper. It was first published in London in June 1836 and folded almost a century later in February 1931....

    , originally the South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register

Maritime

  • Indian Register of Shipping
    Indian Register of Shipping
    Indian Register of Shipping is an internationally recognized independent ship classification society, founded in India in 1975. It is a member of the International Association of Classification Societies ....

  • International Register of Shipping
    International Register of Shipping
    The International Register of Shipping or IS was established in 1993, and is an independent classification society which provides classification, certification, verification and advisory services...

  • Korean Register of Shipping
    Korean Register of shipping
    The Korean Register of Shipping is a classification society founded in Korea offering verification and certification services for ships and marine structures in terms of design, construction and maintenance. Founded in 1960, the society employs 560 people. Its headquarters in Daejeon, Korea and...

  • Lloyd's Register
    Lloyd's Register
    The Lloyd's Register Group is a maritime classification society and independent risk management organisation providing risk assessment and mitigation services and management systems certification. Historically, as Lloyd's Register of Shipping, it was a specifically maritime organisation...

  • Naval Vessel Register
    Naval Vessel Register
    The Naval Vessel Register is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy. It contains information on ships and service craft that make up the official inventory of the Navy from the time a vessel is authorized through its life cycle and...

  • Norwegian International Ship Register
    Norwegian International Ship Register
    Norwegian International Ship Register or NIS is a separate Norwegian ship register for Norwegian vessels aimed at competing with flags of convenience registers like Panama, Liberia etc. Originally proposed by Erling Dekke Næss in 1984 it was established in Bergen in 1987 and is managed by the...

  • Norwegian Ship Register
    Norwegian Ship Register
    The Norwegian Ship Register or NOR is a domestic ship register for Norway. The register is managed by Norwegian Ship Registers .-Registration:All ships over 15 metres must register, as must offshore platform and equivalent...

  • Polish Register of Shipping
    Polish Register of Shipping
    Polish Register of Shipping, , also known as PRS, is an independent classification society established in 1936. It is a non-profit organisation working on the marine market, developing technical rules and supervising their implementation, managing risk and performing surveys on ships...

  • Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
    Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
    The activities of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping are aimed at providing the safety of navigation, safety of life at sea, security of ships, safe carriage of cargo, environmental safety of ships, prevention of pollution from ships, performance of authorisations issued by Administrations and...

  • USS Register - several United States Navy ships

Other uses

  • Register, Georgia
    Register, Georgia
    Register is a town in Bulloch County, Georgia, United States. The population was 164 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Register is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....

    , a town in The United States
  • Registration acts (comics)
    Registration Acts (comics)
    The Registration Acts—the Mutant Registration Act and Superhuman Registration Act —are fictional legislative bills that have been plot points used in various comic books published by Marvel Comics which, when passed into law, enforce the mandatory registration of superpowered individuals with...

    , fictional legislation that is a focus in Marvel Comics

See also

  • Register (surname)
    Register (surname)
    Register can be a surname, referring to:* John Register , an American painter* Paul J. Register , a United States Navy officer and namesake of more than one United States Navy ship...

  • Registry (disambiguation)
  • Registrar (disambiguation)
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