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registry

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Etymology

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A variant of registery,[1] from Middle English regestery (“?a record book; ?a bookmark”),[2] partly from Medieval Latin regesterium, registerium[2][3] and probably also partly formed with -ery.[3] Equivalent to register +‎ -y.[4]

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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.
    • 2002, Bride's Book of Etiquette (Revised), page 276:
      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. (uncountable) The act of registering; registration.
    • 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:
      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. (countable, computing) A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating system.
    • 1999, John Papa, C. Caison, Matt Brown, Professional ADO RDS programming with ASP, page 252:
      To unregister a DLL and remove the corresponding entries from the registry, add the /u switch to the command […]

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References

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  1. ^ “registry, n.”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “reǧisterī, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 “registery, n.”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  4. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “registry (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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