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registry

/ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪstɹi/ noun C1
  1. A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept. (countable)
  2. A record; an account; a register. (countable)
  3. The act of registering; registration. (uncountable)
  4. A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating system. (countable)

Plural registries

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I have wired to get his name and address from the Official Registry.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 57 · C1
Caderousse’s knife, dark lantern, bunch of keys, and clothing, excepting the waistcoat, which could not be found, were deposited at the registry; the corpse was conveyed to the morgue.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 844 · C1

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