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Registry has several meanings, all of which generally relate to its original or historical meaning as a written, official or formal 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 configuration settings in Microsoft Windows operating systems in all Windows NT based operating systems and later also in home-based versions from Windows 95 onwards.

Gifts

A gift registry is an account kept with a store for the purposes of letting people know what to purchase for someone. The recipients indicate which items they would like to receive, and the registry tracks what has already been purchased and gives purchasers any information that the gift receivers would like to pass on, including where to ship said gifts. Gift registries are traditionally used for weddings and births. See also honeymoon registry, bridal registry.

Government

In government, various agencies are known as registries, some of which are listed below. In this context, the term "registry" and "register" are often interchangeable (cf. register of births, deaths and marriages, and the more colloquial births, deaths, and marriages registry).

Other registries include industrial property registries (e.g. trade marks registries) and companies registries. The head official of a registry is sometimes known as the registrar.

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.

Academic

A registry is another name for the university administrative office of the Registrar, or a subdivision of the Registrar's office, or a part of a University's administration that deals with student records management.