1. The accurate positioning of, or the degree of accuracy in the positioning of, an entity relative to (a) another entity, or (b) an independent frame of reference.
Note: For example, in color graphics applications involving the superposition of several colored rasters, such as in a CRT display, good registration (usually termed "convergence" in this context) is of paramount importance… (Read More →)

An application process that receives an RRP (registration request protocol), message from the registration manager signaling it to start automatic registration. The result is that the RNE's (remote network element's) DUA (directory user agent) adds the NE (network element) system administrative information (e.g., name, make, location, etc. ) into the DIB (directory information base) via the "add Entry" operation of… (Read More →)

In networking, an organization that performs registration for information objects and devices. [After 2382-pt.35]

An application process responsible for contacting the registration agent using the RRP (registration request protocol) to start automatic registration of a newly discovered NE (network element) into the DIB (directory information base). The RM provides the RA (registration agent) with the appropriate DSA (directory system agent) address. [T1.245-1997]

In networking, the procedure for performing registration or for amending or deleting existing registrations. [2382-pt.35]

See FCC Registration Program.

The changing of one or more keys that are used for either COMSEC or TRANSEC functions.

A database that consists of data in simple tables (i.e., rows and columns) and that has no system dependencies (e.g., pointers to other data).

In computer and data processing programming, an address that is expressed as a difference in relation to a base address. [After Weik '96]

The ratio of an absolute error to the true, specified, or theoretically correct value of the quantity that is in error.