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  1. In computing, a fast type of memory, often
  2. built into the computer's central processing
  3. unit (CPU). Some registers are reserved for
  4. special tasks, such as keeping track of the
  5. next command to be executed; others are used
  6. for holding frequently used data and for
  7. storing intermediate results.
  8.