registry
nounCA, US, UK /ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪstɹi/ · AU /ˈɹed͡ʒɪstɹi/
Etymology A variant of registery, from Middle English regestery (“?a record book; ?a bookmark”), partly from Medieval Latin regesterium, registerium and probably also partly formed with -ery. Equivalent to register + -y.
1
A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.
2
A record; an account; a register.
- The best — and easiest — way to shop for the "perfect" gift is to consult the couple's wedding gift registry, since these are the items they want and need […]2002, Bride's Book of Etiquette (Revised), page 276:
3
The act of registering; registration.
- Regulations may specify the minimum size of lot; the allowable closures for surveys; the types of corner marks to be used; the minimum width of streets, and the procedure for dedicating them; the rules for registry of plats; and other matters.1969, Russell C[harles] Brinker, “Boundary Surveys”, in Elementary Surveying (International Textbooks in Civil Engineering), 5th edition, Scranton, Pa.: International Textbook Company, →ISBN, page 409:
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating system.
- To unregister a DLL and remove the corresponding entries from the registry, add the /u switch to the command […]1999, John Papa, C. Caison, Matt Brown, Professional ADO RDS programming with ASP, page 252: