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Identifying oneself online. Various Web sites offer free news, information and other services, but require answers to several questions in return. As a result, the publisher of the site is able to derive demographics about its audience in order to target ads and services that make the site profitable. Registration also makes logging into the site faster for subsequent visits and may enable the site to tailor its results to the user.

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1. act or fact of making an entry of any class of transactions or statements for the purpose of documentation for future reference. Such documentation may be in the form of financial information noted in registers, such as a cash register.


2. process set up by the Securities Exchange Acts of 1933 and 1934 that requires publicly issued securities to be reviewed by the SEC.


3. recording of stocks or bonds in the owner's name as opposed to bearer's name.

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n.the adjustment of fire to determine firing data corrections.

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In organ and harpsichord playing, the selection of different available pitches and tone colours. The musical forces of the organ are available selectively by means of separate stops or registers which together provide the entire tonal capacity of the instrument. Each of the registers controls the ‘on’ or ‘off’ position for a series of pipes, grouped so that one or more pipes will respond to each key on a manual or pedal keyboard.

Large harpsichords from the late 16th century to c1800 rarely had fewer than three colours (two stops which could be used separately or together), and any late 17th-century instrument with two manuals and three choirs was capable of at least ten distinct registrations. Although no conventions of harpsichord registration developed, indications by French composers imply that most pieces were to begin with full registration, and manuals were uncoupled and registers retired for special effects. After the Baroque period, large harpsichords were fitted with ‘machine’ stops which shifted registration from full to a single 8′ on each manual and enabled graduated dynamic effects.

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Enrollment; the process of recording entries in an official book.

For example, the names of stockholders might be registered in the official books of a corporation. Similarly motor vehicles are ordinarily registered with the state motor vehicle department, and voters are registered so that they may participate in elections. In some jurisdictions, statutes establish systems by which land titles can be registered so that the ownership of real property can always be readily ascertained through a consultation of public records.

See: registration of land titles.

1. The process by which a company files required documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission detailing the particulars of a proposed public offering. A company issuing shares must reveal essential facts and detailed information about its business during the registration process, including a business and asset description, a description of the security being offered and the details of that offering, a description and names of the company's management, and the company's financial statements, which have been certified by an accountant working independently of the company.   

2. The process by which securities brokers or dealers become legally entitled to sell securities. To have the authority to sell securities, a broker or dealer must file forms and be granted registration with the SEC, must already be a member, or must become a member of a self-regulatory organization such as the NASD, be registered with the state or states in which he or she intends to sell securities if such state laws require him or her to do so, and finally, be or become a member of the Security Investor Protection Corporation.

Investopedia Says:
1. Companies must now file the required information electronically, so it can be accessible to the public more quickly. Companies must also file a prospectus, which provides a summary of the company's share offering including the size, what the funds raised will be used for, and contact information for the company. Some securities are exempt from the SEC's registration process. These include limited and private offerings and municipal, state and federal security offerings.

2. Not every person working for a securities dealer or broker or an investment bank must be registered in order to conduct business, but the requirements are very stringent, by necessity. If you're thinking about selling securities or working for an investment bank as a career, it's best to check with the relevant authorities in your jurisdiction to ensure that you have fully complied with all relevant laws governing the sale of securities.

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Signing up with state and federal regulatory agencies
Federal regulations require that all undocumented vessels with propulsion machinery be registered in their state of principal use. Upon payment of the requisite fee, the state will issue you a certificate of number whose numbers must be displayed on either side of the bow of your vessel.You must carry the certificate of number with you whenever your boat is in use; if you move it to another state, you have 60 days in which to reregister. The certificate is not legal proof of your boat’s nationality. In Alaska, the

Registration display requirements.

U.S. Coast Guard issues the certificate of number.Documented boats (normally those at least 25 feet or 7.6 meters in length and measuring 5 tons net) are registered with the U.S. Coast Guard. They are not, however, exempt from registration with their home states—the only difference being that they need not display their state registration numbers on the bows. The certificate of documentation must be on board at all times.Federal documentation provides a form of national registration that legally establishes a boat’s nationality and ownership. It also offers her the protection of local U.S. consular officials anywhere in the world.Net tonnage, in the case of documentation, is not a weight but a volume derived from gross tonnage, which is the total enclosed space or internal capacity of a vessel, expressed in units of 100 cubic feet and referred to as tons.Net tonnage is gross tonnage minus the volume of interior spaces that will not hold cargo. As far as pleasure boats are concerned, deductions from gross tonnage are made mainly for engine compartments and control stations.See also Net Tonnage.

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(DOD) The adjustment of fire to determine firing data corrections.

IN BRIEF: n. - The act of enrolling.

When I went to college, registration was an arduous process.

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The act of registering.

n

The record of desired jaw relations that is made to transfer casts having these same relations to an articulator.

For a list of words related to registration, see:

• Driving and Repair - registration: annual record of auto ownership filed with state
• Elections and Campaigns - registration: enrollment of individuals on voter lists, esp. during designated time period
• Colleges and Universities - registration: enrollment in specific classes at beginning of term

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - registrering

idioms:

• registration number    registreringsnummer

Nederlands (Dutch)
inschrijving, aangifte, bediening/keuze van registers (orgel), aantal ingeschrevenen/ deelnemers

Français (French)
n. - déclaration, inscription, (Fisc) déclaration, recensement militaire, dépôt (d'une marque), enregistrement, (Aut) année de première immatriculation

idioms:

• registration number    numéro d'immatriculation, numéro minéralogique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Registrierung, Anmeldung, Einschreibung

idioms:

• registration number    amtliches Kennzeichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εγγραφή, καταγραφή, αριθμός εγγραφής, δήλωση, ληξιαρχική πράξη, κατάθεση, σύσταση (γράμματος)

idioms:

• registration number    αριθμός πινακίδας κυκλοφορίας οχήματος

Italiano (Italian)
iscrizione

idioms:

• registration number    numero di targa, numero di matricola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - registro (m), matrícula (f), total de pessoas inscritas

idioms:

• registration number    número de registro

Русский (Russian)
регистрация

idioms:

• registration number    регистрационный номер (машины)

Español (Spanish)
n. - inscripción, matrícula, registro

idioms:

• registration number    número de matrícula

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - inskrivning, polletering, anmälan

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
登记, 挂号, 注册, 登记人数, 登记项目, 记录事项, 音栓配合

idioms:

• registration number    汽车牌照号码

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 登記, 挂號, 註冊, 登記人數, 登記專案, 記錄事項, 音栓配合

idioms:

• registration number    汽車牌照號碼

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기입, 표시, 음전 조절법

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 登録, 登記, 書留, 登録証明書, 記録された事がら, 登録数, 在籍者数, 表示

idioms:

• registration number    登録番号

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تسجيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רישום, הרשמה‬

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