REGISTERED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does registered mean? 

• REGISTERED (adjective)
  The adjective REGISTERED has 3 senses:

1. (of animals) officially recorded with or certified by a recognized breed association; especially in a stud book

2. listed or recorded officially

3. (of a boat or vessel) furnished with necessary official documents specifying ownership etc

  Familiarity information: REGISTERED used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REGISTERED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of animals) officially recorded with or certified by a recognized breed association; especially in a stud book

Context example:

a registered Percheron

Domain category:

animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

Antonym:

unregistered ((of animals) not recorded with or certified by an official breed association)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Listed or recorded officially

Context example:

registered bonds

Similar:

certified; qualified (holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill)

recorded ((of securities) having the owner's name entered in a register)

Antonym:

unregistered (not registered)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(of a boat or vessel) furnished with necessary official documents specifying ownership etc

Similar:

documented (furnished with or supported by documents)

Domain category:

boat (a small vessel for travel on water)

 Context examples 

A registered nurse who has additional education and training in how to diagnose and treat disease.

(Advanced practice nurse, NCI Dictionary)

A registered nurse who meets the requirements for licensure as an advanced practice nurse.

(Certified Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)

A registered nurse who has received certification from a national nursing organization or national nurse certification organization for practice in a specialized field of professional nursing.

(Certified Registered Nurse, NCI Thesaurus)

A specialized registered nurse who provides care to pediatric patients.

(Certified Pediatric Nurse, NCI Thesaurus)

An examination of his betting-book shows that bets to the amount of five thousand pounds had been registered by him against the favourite.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A registered nurse (RN) with advanced training in diagnosing and treating illness.

(Nurse practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)

A registered nurse who has passed an examination to show possession of a body of knowledge commensurate with competent practice as awarded by The Board of Certification in Emergency Nursing.

(Certified Emergency Nurse, NCI Thesaurus)

A licensed registered nurse with a certification that indicates specialization in providing nursing care to patients during ground transportation.

(Certified Transport Registered Nurse, NCI Thesaurus)

A registered nurse with a vascular specialty encompassing caring for patients with a variety of arterial, venous and lymphatic diseases.

(Certified Vascular Nurse, NCI Thesaurus)

An appraisal or evaluation of a patient's condition by a physician or registered nurse, based on clinical and laboratory data, medical history, and the patient's account of symptoms.

(Medical Examination, NCI Thesaurus)