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In animal breeding:

• Breed registry, a record of the ancestry and ownership of purebred animals

In computing: A breed registry, also known as a stud book or register, in animal husbandry and the hobby of animal fancy, is an official list of animals within a specific breed whose parents are known. ...

• Windows Registry, a database of configuration settings in Microsoft Windows operating systems
• Domain name registry, an organization that manages the registration of top-level internet domain names
• Metadata registry, a location in an organization where metadata definitions are stored and maintained
• Regional Internet registry, an organization overseeing the allocation of Internet number resources in a particular region of the world
  • National Internet registry
  • Local Internet registry

In gifts: The Windows registry is a directory which stores settings and options for the operating system for Microsoft Windows 32-bit versions, 64-bit versions and Windows Mobile. ... A domain name registry, also called Network Information Centre (NIC), is part of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet which converts domain names to IP addresses. ... A Metadata Registry is a central place where metadata definitions are stored and maintained. ... A Regional Internet Registry (RIR) is an organisation overseeing the allocation and registration of Internet number resources within a particular region of the world. ... A National Internet Registry (or NIR) is an organisation which undertakes IP address allocation and management functions at a national level within a country or economy. ... A Local Internet Registry (LIR) is an organization which has received an IP address allocation from a Regional Internet Registry (RIR), and which may assign parts of this allocation to its own customers. ...

• 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

In government and law: A bridal registry is a system designed by department stores for the purpose of allowing a newlywed couple to manage the purchase of gifts for their wedding. ... A honeymoon registry is a service, typically on the Internet, that assists engaged and married couples in financing their honeymoons. ...

• Civil registry, a government record of vital events (e.g. births, deaths, and marriages)
• Land registry, an official record of land ownership
• Registry of Motor Vehicles, or Department of Motor Vehicles, in the U.S., a government agency that administers the registration of automobiles
• Sex offender registry, a system to allow government authorities to keep track of sex offenders
• The Registry, a risk–management tool used by landlords to screen prospective renters

In health and medicine: In most countries, births, deaths, and marriages are recorded at a government controlled births, deaths and marriages registry office (eg. ... A land registry is a system for publicly recording legal interests in land. ... The Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV), in Massachusetts and some other US States, is the branch of state government that regulates the registration and licenscing of cars and drivers. ... In about the last ten years or so, many jurisdictions, especially in the United States, have passed laws requiring sex offenders, especially child sex offenders, upon conviction or subsequent release from prison, to register with the police where they live. ... In housing, The Registry is a tenant blacklist used by landlords as a screening mechanism for prospective rentors. ...

• Cancer registry, a systematic collection of data about cancer and tumor diseases
• Nurse registry, a licensed staffing agency that provides hospitals and individuals with nursing personnel

In other uses: A cancer registry is a systematic collection of data about cancer and tumor diseases. ... In the United States, a Nurse Registry is a staffing agency which may provide nursing personnel to hospitals, medical offices and individuals. ...

• Survivor registry, a website where people in an area affected by a terrorist attack can post a message saying they are okay

Survivor registry is a term coined in the wake of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks to denote web sites where citizens of affected cities could post a message saying they were okay. ...

See also

• Register (disambiguation)

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