registry
noun
reg·is·try
ˈre-jə-strē 
plural registries
Synonyms
Examples of registry in a Sentence
the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
got a copy of the couple's bridal registry from the store's computer and scanned it for items we could afford
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Most Revved Up: GoDaddy The ad teaser for the domain registry site GoDaddy features a mysterious race car driver shifting gears.
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
The Foothill-De Anza Community College District’s board of trustees passed a similar resolution maintaining the privacy of student records and declaring the community college system would not cooperate with any federal attempts to create a registry of students living in the U.S. illegally.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
This deletes the application, files created by the malware, and registry keys used to automatically run the PlugX application when the victim computer is started.
—Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
Last week, the AKC, a nonprofit that maintains a dog breed registry, officially welcomed the Danish-Swedish farmdog to its ranks.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
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Simmone Shah, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
The Foothill-De Anza Community College District’s board of trustees passed a similar resolution maintaining the privacy of student records and declaring the community college system would not cooperate with any federal attempts to create a registry of students living in the U.S. illegally.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
This deletes the application, files created by the malware, and registry keys used to automatically run the PlugX application when the victim computer is started.
—Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
Last week, the AKC, a nonprofit that maintains a dog breed registry, officially welcomed the Danish-Swedish farmdog to its ranks.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
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registry
noun
reg·is·try
ˈrej-ə-strē
plural registries
2
: a place of registration
3
a
: a book in which things are recorded exactly and legally
b
: something recorded in a registry
Medical Definition
registry
noun
reg·is·try
ˈrej-ə-strē
plural registries
1
: a place where data, records, or laboratory samples are kept and usually are made available for research or comparative study
a cancer registry
2
: an establishment at which nurses available for employment are listed and through which they are hired
Legal Definition
registry
noun
reg·is·try
ˈre-jə-strē
plural registries
1
: registration
an instrument filed for registry in the conveyance records—Louisiana Civil Code
Louisiana Civil Code2
: the nationality of a ship according to its entry in a register
3
: a place of registration : a place where official records and documents are kept
the registry of motor vehicles
registry of deeds
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