registries

Formal record collections

Registries is the plural of registry, an official record or list maintained by an authority: birth registries, death registries, voter registries.

A registry may also be the place where such records are kept or the organization maintaining them.

In computing, registries store configuration settings.

Gift registries let couples list desired wedding or baby presents for guests to purchase.

official

vital records

Official life event documentation

census · voter rolls · land titles · deeds · property records · court records · probate · immigration records · citizenship · passports

membership

enrollment

Act of registering officially

member list · licensure · accreditation · credentialing

gift

bridal shower

Pre-marriage gift gathering

computing

regedit

Windows registry manipulation tool

medical

patient records

clinical trials · medical history

shipping

tonnage

Ship's weight capacity

Categories
Opposites
formality and official status

registriesscribbles

Hasty, careless marks

jottings · handshake deals · hearsay · oral tradition · word of mouth

organizational structure

registrieschaos

Complete disorder and confusion

disorder · disarray · jumbles · hodgepodges · mess

permanence and preservation

registriesephemera

Disposables preserved as collectibles

scratch paper · erasures · blank slates

Phrases
Family

register, registered, registration, registers, registering, registry, unregistered, registrant, registrants

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