enregister

Enregister is a French verb used to describe the act of placing information or individuals into a formal record, i.e., to register, to record, or to enroll. The standard and widely accepted form in modern French is enregistrer. It is used in contexts such as data entry, archival work, or administrative procedures: enregistrer des données dans une base de données, enregistrer une décision, ou enregistrer la présence d’un participant.

Orthographic note: enregister is a nonstandard variant of enregistrer and is generally considered incorrect in contemporary writing, though it may appear in historical texts or as a typographical slip. In practice, most technical or formal writing should prefer enregistrer. In computing and administration, the verb often covers saving information to a file (enregistrer un fichier) or logging a request or presence (enregistrer une demande, enregistrer la présence).

Meaning and usage: enregistrer emphasizes the creation of a permanent or trackable record, whereas inscrire (to inscribe or enroll) more commonly refers to enrollment on a list or the act of signing up. Related terms include archiver (to archive) and, for a person who signs up, s’inscrire (to enroll oneself). See also: enregistrer, inscription, registre.