registry
Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪstɹi/
The English word “registry” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.
- A record; an account; a register.
- The act of registering; registration.
- A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating system.
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.
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