Registry

Registry may refer to:

Computing

• 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, information system for registering metadata
• 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

Gifts

• 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

• 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
• The Registry, a risk–management tool used by landlords to screen prospective renters
• Registry fee, a postal fee paid to send registered mail

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 girst responders, emergency medical technicians and paramedics
• Nurse registry, a licensed staffing agency that provides hospitals and individuals with nursing personnel

Other uses

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

See also

• Register (disambiguation)
• Registrar (disambiguation)

References