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Registry has several meanings, all of which generally relate to its original meaning as a written or official record of information, or the place where such records are kept.

Animal breeding

a breed registry for purebred animals records the ancestry and ownership of the animals.

Computer-related

the Windows registry is a database of all configuation settings in Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, Windows NT 4, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
a domain name registry that maps all domain names and other resource records to IP addresses is the Internet Domain Name System (DNS)

Land

see land registry. In the United Kingdom, the HM Land Registry records the proprietorship of land.

Medical and health

Disease registries (e.g., cancer registries) monitor incidence and course of specific diseases
Intervention registries are used to monitor the state of patients after medical interventions (e.g. immunization or implantation of pacemakers)
Transplant / donor registries help to organize organ transplantation
In the USA, a Nurse registry is a type of licensed staffing agency which may provide hospitals and individuals with nursing personnel.

Government

Births, deaths and marriages registry
Land registry
Registry of Motor Vehicles

Registry

See also: Registry, Births, deaths and marriages registry, Breed registry, Cancer Registry, Domain Name System, Domain name, Domain name registry, Internet, Land registry