Registry

Registry may refer to:

Computing

* Container registry, an operating-system-level virtualization registry
* Domain name registry, a database of top-level internet domain names
* Local Internet registry
* Metadata registry, information system for registering metadata
* National Internet registry
* Regional Internet registry, a database of allocated Internet number resources in a particular region of the world
* Windows Registry, a database of configuration settings in Microsoft Windows operating systems
* Service List Registry, an audiovisual service discovery platform

Gifts

* Gift registry, a particular type of wish list, e.g., for anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, honeymoons, housewarmings, showers, weddings
** Bridal registry, a retailers' plan that allows engaged couples to manage the purchase of wedding gifts
** Honeymoon registry, a service that assists engaged and married couples in financing their honeymoons

Government and law

* A registry is an authoritative list of one kind of information. Registries normally contain fields with a unique ID, so that the record can be referenced from other documents and registries
** Civil registry, a government record of vital events (for example, births, deaths and marriages)
** Land registry, an official record of land ownership
** Registry of Motor Vehicles, a government agency that administers the registration of automobiles
** Sex offender registry, a system to allow government authorities to keep track of sex offenders
* Permanent residence registry, a legislative provision that allows an illegal entrant to become a lawful permanent resident by virtue of having continuously resided in the United States since before a specified date
* Registry fee, a postal fee paid to send registered mail
* The Registry, a risk management tool used by landlords to screen prospective renters

Health and medicine

* Cancer registry, a systematic collection of data about cancer and tumor diseases
* NREMT or National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, which establishes and verifies entry-level competence for American first responders, emergency medical technicians and paramedics
* Nurse registry, a licensed staffing agency that provides hospitals and individuals with nursing personnel
* American Joint Replacement Registry, an organization that collects and reports hip and knee replacement data to provide actionable information to guide physicians and patient decision making to improve care
* Patient registry, an organised system that uses observational methods to collect uniform data on a population defined by a particular disease, condition, or exposure, and that is followed over time

Other uses

* Breed registry, a record of the ancestry and ownership of purebred animals
* Family registry, a registry used in many countries to track information of genealogical or legal interest
* Survivor registry, a website where people in an area affected by a terrorist attack can post a message saying they are okay
* The Social Registry, a record label

See also

* Register (disambiguation)
* Registrar (disambiguation)
* ''Social Register'' (film)
* ''Social Register''

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