Enregister
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To record on a register. transitive
- 2 To store in a register of the CPU. transitive
"Enregistering a value during compilation of a program may improve runtime performance."
- 3 To become a register ("a style of a language used in a particular context"). transitive
"Thus, by systematically labelling Singlish as 'broken English', official discourses enregister Singlish as a low-proficiency version of English and a hindrance to the nation's path toward globalisation."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Enregistering a value during compilation of a program may improve runtime performance."
Etymology
From en- + register.
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