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registration

registration

3 4.1
Adjusting things so their parts line up correctly
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛdʒɪˈstreɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : registro
  • The engineer ensured that the registration of the components was accurate to avoid any performance issues.
  • precise registration

It's not perceiving the the registration between US and the object.

Examples

  • How do engineers see the effects of the changes necessary for QS-9000 registration?

    Academic text (1999)
  • The mount allows installers to make fast and precise projector registration adjustments with a screwdriver.

    Academic text (2007)
  • So the combination of these two forces will make sure that the glue joint is strong and that the registration is proper.

  • One of the variables in using Kodalith derivations is the registration of the two images.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Mounting the several slides and precise registration, including off-registration, is easy to achieve using these supplies.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Carefully measured and directed lighting helped ensure the registration of shade and color that could contribute to apparent sharpness.

    Academic text (1998)
  • To perform a 3D scanner measurement, engineers place registration markers on the object.

    Blog text (27)
  • Preprinted web tension and registration fluctuations are automatically corrected and eliminated each cycle.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Once CT and MRI planes are marked similarly in terms of anatomy, the interactive registration method is preferred to align these physiological structures.

    Academic text (2016)
  • RD200 supports a discrete mode that allows registration of the correct waveform without the imperfection of an analog servo system.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

adjustment
vsregistration
133 2.9

A small change that makes something fit or work better

is a technical alignment to a standard rather than a general small change

Compounds

A unique number shown on a vehicle's license plate to identify it

registration fire
  • Specialized
9.9

A short round of fire from heavy guns to see where shots land and adjust aim before attack

How Aligned

registration
  • Specialized
3 4.1
overregistration
  • Specialized
9.8

Surface Forms

registration singular
registrations plural

Morphology

registration = register (semi-transparent) = register + ation

Formally derived from 'register' + '-ation', but the technical sense 'adjusting or aligning' is domain-specific and less predictable for general learners.

Etymology

Registration comes from register, a written list or 'record', and from the idea of putting things in the right place. So in printing or engineering registration means making parts line up correctly or match a standard.