Register

Part of speech: verb, noun

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stə/

Definitions

1. A device or system used to record, list, or formally enroll information, names, or events
2. A systematic method or tool utilized for capturing and organizing data, names, or occurrences, which ensures accurate accountability and reference
3. An official or organized list where names, items, or events are documented ; the process of officially signing up or entering one's name in a formal list ; a particular manner or level of language used in speaking or writing tailored to context

Etymology: The word "register" began life as a bookkeeping term: Medieval Latin "registrum" was a list of recorded items, descended from Late Latin "regesta", meaning things written down. That Latin list-making goes back to "regerō", "to record, to carry back", built from "re-" and "gerō", "to carry or bear". So the core idea is literally carrying information back into a written record, which is why the word still sits close to archives and ledgers. Its meaning has spread well beyond that. Lists became official books, and official books became the sense of an entry or sign that proves something is on record, such as a cash register, a register of births or a register of voters. Some of the later senses were shaped by a second Latin verb, "regō", "to rule", which was unrelated in origin but blended in as the word's uses grew.

Synonyms: record, list, enroll, sign up, log

Antonyms: erase, delete, ignore