registers
Records officially
Registers covers several related ideas about recording, range, and formality.
A register is an official record or list: a register of voters, a cash register that records sales.
To register is to record formally: register a car, register for classes, register a complaint.
Something that registers makes an impression: The news didn't register at first.
In music and linguistics, register means the range of a voice or instrument, or a level of formality in speech—you use different registers talking to your boss versus your friends.
Heating vents that control airflow are also registers.
Highest female voice range
- altoLower female voice
- tenorEssential meaning or import
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- baritoneMid-range male voice
mezzo-soprano · contralto · treble · range · pitch · octaves · falsetto · head voice
Act of registering officially
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- censusOfficial population count
- rollList of names
- rosterList of members
list · archive · documentation · vital records · birth certificate · marriage license · deed · title
Ceases to continue
- pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
- manualsInstructional reference documents
- pedalboardMounted effects pedal array
- diapasonComplete tonal range
flue · reed · swell · great · choir · voicing · coupler · tracker
Financial record book
- journalRecord of daily events
- bookkeepingRecording financial transactions systematically
- transactionsExchanges of value
- entriesItems logged or submitted
balance · debit · credit · assets · liabilities · revenue · expenses · trial balance
Circular indicator faces
- knobsGraspable protrusions for turning
- slidersSmall hamburgers or adjustable controls
- switchesCircuit opening devices
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
settings · valves · thermostat · dampers · vents · airflow · heating · cooling
Following strict protocol
- informalRelaxed, not official
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- academicRelating to education or theory
- technicalOf specific methods
slang · jargon · vernacular · elevated · casual · tone · style · diction
Mind's retention capacity
- CPUMain computing chip
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- cacheConcealed storage spot
accumulator · buffer · address · bit · stack · hardware · data storage · instruction
soprano
Highest female voice range
baritone · mezzo-soprano · contralto · treble · range · pitch · octaves · falsetto · head voice · chest voice
enrollment
Act of registering officially
roster · list · archive · documentation · vital records · birth certificate · marriage license · deed · title · electoral roll
stops
Ceases to continue
- pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
- manualsInstructional reference documents
- pedalboardMounted effects pedal array
diapason · flue · reed · swell · great · choir · voicing · coupler · tracker · action
ledger
Financial record book
- journalRecord of daily events
- bookkeepingRecording financial transactions systematically
- transactionsExchanges of value
entries · balance · debit · credit · assets · liabilities · revenue · expenses · trial balance · receipts
dials
Circular indicator faces
- knobsGraspable protrusions for turning
- slidersSmall hamburgers or adjustable controls
- switchesCircuit opening devices
adjustment · settings · valves · thermostat · dampers · vents · airflow · heating · cooling · calibration
formal
Following strict protocol
- informalRelaxed, not official
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- academicRelating to education or theory
technical · slang · jargon · vernacular · elevated · casual · tone · style · diction · sociolect
memory
Mind's retention capacity
cache · accumulator · buffer · address · bit · stack · hardware · data storage · instruction · flag
- Store Designstorefront, shopfront, entrance, display windows, interior layout
- FPGAslookup table, bitstream, bitstreams, configuration, interconnect
- Japanese recordswar tales, government records, official reports, land surveys, genealogies
- retailretail sales, Amazon, marketplace, clearance, sale
- groupingsgroups, categories, classes, divisions, clusters
- supermarketaisles, carts, cashier, checkout, deli
registerserases
Removes marks completely
deletes · removes · expunges · deregisters · obliterates
- cash registerRetail transaction machine
- registered mailPostal service with receipt
- registered votersPeople officially eligible to vote
- registered nursesLicensed clinical care providers
- registered trademarkLegally protected brand identifier
- check registerRecord of banking transactions