memory device vs register

register vs memory device

memory device and register both are nouns.

memory device is not a verb while register is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
memory device	Yes	No	No	No
register	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, register is a hyponym of memory device; that is, register is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than memory device:

memory device: a device that preserves information for retrieval
register: (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

Other hyponyms of memory device include acoustic storage, auxiliary storage, external storage, secondary storage, buffer, buffer storage, buffer store, disc, disk, magnetic disc, magnetic disk, mag tape, magnetic tape, tape, computer memory, computer storage, memory, memory board, storage, store, optical disc, optical disk, push-down storage, push-down store, stack, recording, drum memory, magnetic drum, magneto-optical disc.

memory device (noun)	register (noun)
a device that preserves information for retrieval	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
	a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
	(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

memory device (verb)	register (verb)
	enter into someone's consciousness
	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
	record in a public office or in a court of law
	send by registered mail
	manipulate the registers of an organ
	be aware of
	show in one's face
	record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
	enroll to vote
	have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

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