registry

Noun

registry (countable and uncountable, plural registries)

1. (countable) A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.
2. (countable) 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. (uncountable) 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
4. (countable) 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