Definition

Noun: 1. An official written record of names, events, or transactions: A formal collection or list, often maintained by an authority, where specific information is recorded for legal, administrative, or public purposes. 2. The place where such a record is kept: The office or department responsible for maintaining official records.

Usage

The word "registry" is used to refer to the official record itself or the institution that maintains it. It implies formality and official status. It is commonly used in contexts involving government, law, commerce, and data collection.

Examples

• As an official record:
  • The county maintains a registry of all property deeds.
  • All births must be recorded in the national registry.
  • The ship's details were entered into the maritime registry.
• As the office maintaining the record:
  • You need to file these documents at the registry.
  • The couple obtained their marriage license from the registry.

Advanced Usage

• "On the registry": Being listed or recorded in an official register.
  • The historic building is on the national registry of protected sites.
• "Registry office" (chiefly British English): A local government office where civil marriages are performed and where births, marriages, and deaths are officially recorded.
  • They had a simple ceremony at the registry office.

Variants and Related Words

• Register (noun/verb): A related but broader term. A "register" can be any list or record, official or unofficial (e.g., a hotel register, a class register). "Registry" often implies a more formal, centralized, or public collection of records.
• Registrar (noun): The official keeper of a registry or register.
• Registration (noun): The act or process of recording something in a registry.

Synonyms

• Register: A book or system for keeping records.
• Roll: An official list of names.
• Record: An account in permanent form, especially as an official document.
• Archive: A collection of historical documents or records.
• Log: A record of events, often chronological.

Related Phrases

• Gift registry: A service, typically offered by a retailer, that allows individuals to list desired gifts for an event like a wedding or baby shower.
  • We created a gift registry at a department store.
• Windows Registry (Computing): A hierarchical database in the Microsoft Windows operating system that stores low-level settings for the system and applications.
  • Editing the Registry incorrectly can damage your operating system.

Noun

1. an official written record of names or events or transactions