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registry
- /ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪstɹi/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈɹed͡ʒɪstɹi/ Australia
Where it comes from
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.
noun registries
- A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.
- 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 […]
- 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.
- 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 […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: register, enrollment, booking, enrolment, registration, registered, ledger, recordation, inventory, books, advertising, docket, secretarial, advertisement, secretary, tuition
Translations
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noun building
| Deutsch | Registratur |
|---|---|
| Русский | регистрату́ра registratúra, канцеля́рия kanceljárija |
noun register
| Deutsch | Register |
|---|---|
| Русский | рее́стр rejéstr, реги́стр regístr, картоте́ка kartotéka, за́пись zápisʹ |
noun registration
| Français | enregistrement |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Registrierung |
| Русский | регистра́ция registrácija, регистри́рование registrírovanije, реги́стр regístr |
Talk about this word "registry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/registry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. registry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/registry "registry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/registry.Cite this
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title = {registry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/registry},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
