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registry
Meanings
An official list or record of names, events, or items, often maintained by a government or organization.
"The birth registry is kept at the local town hall."
A place or office where official records are kept and registered.
"She went to the registry to file the deed of sale."
A list of gifts that a couple chooses for their wedding or a baby shower, typically hosted by a store.
"We checked their wedding registry to see what they needed for their new home."
In computing, a small amount of very fast memory within a CPU used to store data temporarily during processing.
"The processor moves the value from the memory address into a register or registry for calculation."
In computing, a hierarchical database used by the Windows operating system to store configuration settings and options.
"The software installer modified a key in the Windows registry to set the default program."