registry
nounattested in dialogue
- Canada//ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪstɹi//
- Australia//ˈɹed͡ʒɪstɹi//
A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.
noun
- 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 […]
- 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.
- 4
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 […]
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.
Forms
- plural
- registries
registry · A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.
regret · To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened),…regretting · The act by which something is regretted.regroup · An act of regrouping.