Internet Technology Glossary

noun A person who is in charge of official records or documents, such as birth certificates or academic transcripts.

• The registrar is responsible for maintaining accurate records of all students enrolled in the university.
• I have to go see the registrar to get my class schedule sorted out.
• I heard the registrar is a stickler for deadlines.
• In the grand scheme of the company, the registrar is like the gatekeeper to all important information.

noun a large group of people or things that are closely packed together in a disorderly way

verb to jump on top of someone or something in a disorderly way

• The children formed a dogpile as they played in the park.
• Let's dogpile on John when he walks in the room!
• We all dogpiled on the last slice of pizza.
• The company faced a dogpile of lawsuits after the scandal was exposed.