Registry
Registry may refer to:
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Computing
- Windows Registry, a database of configuration settings in Microsoft Windows operating systems
- Domain name registry, a database of top-level internet domain names
- Regional Internet registry, a database of allocated Internet number resources in a particular region of the world
- National Internet registry
- Local Internet registry
- Metadata registry, information system for registering metadata
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
- Permanent residence (United States)#Registry, a legislative provision that allows an illegal entrant to become a lawful permanent resident by virtue of having continuously resided in the US since before a specified date
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
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
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