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registration

noun

  1. activity of recording data on an entity, often for legal purposes, or data that has been so recorded
  2. in color printing, the precise aligning of plates or stencils, usually by means of special marks
  3. process of enrolling with an organization to receive access or other privileges
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ / /ˌɹed͡ʒ.ɪˈstɹæɪ.ʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English register Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English registration From register + -ation.

  1. The act of signing up or registering for something.

    Complete the registration process.

  2. That which registers or makes something official, e.g. the form or paper that registers.

    Did you submit your car registration yet?

  3. Alignment, e.g. of colors or other elements in a printing process.
  4. The location where guests register, especially with a hotel.

    The elevators are just past registration.

  5. The art of selecting and combining the stops or registers of an organ.
  6. Ellipsis of registration number.

    Did you get their registration?