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storage device vs register

register vs storage device

storage device and register both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
storage device Yes No No No
register Yes No Yes No
As nouns, register is a hyponym of storage device; that is, register is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than storage device:
  • storage 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
storage 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
storage 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
Difference between storage device and register

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