registry

noun
/ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪstɹi/CA/ˈɹed͡ʒɪstɹi/

Etymology

A variant of registery, from Middle English regestery (“?a record book; ?a bookmark”), partly from Medieval Latin regesterium, registerium and probably also partly formed with -ery. Equivalent to register + -y.

  1. derived from regesterium
  2. inherited from regestery — “?a record book; ?a bookmark

Definitions

  1. A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.

  2. A record

    A record; an account; a register.

    • The best — and easiest — way to shop for the "perfect" gift is to consult the couple's wedding gift registry, since these are the items they want and need […]
  3. The act of registering

    The act of registering; registration.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating…

      A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating system.

      • To unregister a DLL and remove the corresponding entries from the registry, add the /u switch to the command […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at registry. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01registry02registers03register04formal05accordance06granting07grant08sake09account

A definitional loop anchored at registry. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at registry

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA