registry
registry Lexical Profile
registry Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An official record, list, or database of names, events, or transactions, or the administrative office where such records are maintained.
"The hospital maintains a national registry of organ donors to help match patients quickly."
A service provided by a retailer that keeps a list of desired gifts chosen by people celebrating a major life event, such as a wedding or the birth of a baby.
"Before buying a wedding present, we checked the couple's online registry to see what kitchenware they still needed."
A hierarchical database in certain computer operating systems that stores low-level configuration settings for the system and installed applications.
"The technician backed up the system registry before making changes to the network configuration."
The act or process of officially recording or registering something, such as the nationality under which a merchant ship is registered.
"The cargo vessel operates under Panamanian registry for international trade."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Registry' and 'register' overlap, but 'register' typically refers to the actual book or list of entries, whereas 'registry' more often denotes the office where records are kept, the act of registering, or a specialized database (such as a wedding gift registry or the Windows Registry).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Dating back to the late 16th century, 'registry' comes from Medieval Latin 'regestoria', a derivative of Late Latin 'regesta' meaning 'things recorded', from the Latin verb 'regerere' ('to record' or 'to bring back').