レジスター
also: レジスタ
Meanings
1
cash register
Refers to the machine itself. Often shortened to レジ in everyday speech.
See also: レジ
After we introduced a new cash register, checkout became faster.
2
checkout counter; cashier
Can refer to the checkout area or the person operating it. In practice, レジ is more common for both.
There was a long line in front of the checkout counter.
She works as a cashier at the supermarket.
3
Technical term for a CPU register. Used in computing contexts.
CPU registers temporarily store intermediate results of calculations.
Usage patterns
- レジで会計するto pay at the register/checkout
I paid at the register and then left the store.
- レジスターを打つto operate/ring up the cash register
She spends all day ringing up the cash register.
- 〈人〉がレジスターに立つfor someone to work the checkout counter
It was the new employee's first time working the checkout counter.