registry
/ˈrɛdʒɪstri/
noun
- An official list or record of things, people, or events.
- She checked the wedding registry to see what gifts the couple had requested.
- The hospital keeps a registry of all patients who have been treated there.
- The ship's registry showed it was registered in Panama.
- A place where official records are kept.
- You can obtain a copy of your birth certificate from the county registry.
- The land registry holds all property deeds for the area.
- He visited the registry to file the marriage license.
- A database of settings and options in a computer operating system (especially Windows).
- A virus can corrupt the registry and cause your computer to crash.
- He backed up the registry before installing the new software.
- You can edit the Windows registry to change system settings.