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REGISTRATION
registration, enrollment, enrolment
(noun) the act of enrolling
adjustment, registration, readjustment
(noun) the act of adjusting something to match a standard
registration
(noun) (music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music; the technique of selecting and adjusting organ stops
registration
(noun) a document certifying an act of registering
registration, enrollment
(noun) the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
registration (countable and uncountable, plural registrations)
(uncountable) The act of signing up or registering for something.
(countable) That which registers or makes something official, e.g. the form or paper that registers.
(uncountable) Alignment, e.g. of colors or other elements in a printing process.
(uncountable) The location where guests register, especially with a hotel.
(music) The art of selecting and combining the stops or registers of an organ.
Hyponyms
• autoregistration
Source: Wiktionary
Reg`is*tra"tion (-tr"shn), n. Etym: [LL. registratio, or F. régistration. See Register, v.]
1. The act of registering; registry; enrollment.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: The art of selecting and combining the stops or registers of an organ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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