changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose; "seeds precisely adapted to the area"; "instructions altered to suit the children's different ages"
memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information; "he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview"
a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
(computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
(music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
an official written record of names or events or transactions
a book in which names and transactions are listed
enter into someone's consciousness; "Did this event register in your parents' minds?"
send by registered mail; "I'd like to register this letter"
manipulate the registers of an organ
show in one's face; "Her surprise did not register"
enroll to vote; "register for an election"
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)
something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
(genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story; "narrative poetry"