registry

An official list of people or things that have been recorded.

• Her name appears in the registry.
• Hospitals contribute information to a national patient registry.
• We searched the registry for details of the birth.

How to use it: registry of someone/something (The charity keeps a registry of volunteers.)

Similar words: register, list

Common phrases: national registry, registry of something, patient registry

A collection of settings that Windows stores and uses to control a computer and its programs.

• The program changed the registry.
• Make a backup before editing the Windows registry.
• A damaged registry can prevent the computer from starting.

Similar words: Windows registry

Common phrases: windows registry, registry key, registry editor

An office or building where official records are kept or new information is officially recorded.

• Take these papers to the registry.
• The registry keeps copies of marriage certificates.
• We visited the registry to check the land records.

Similar words: registration office

Common phrases: land registry, registry office, visit the registry