registry

registre

Liste officielle de personnes ou de choses qui ont été enregistrées.

En anglais simple : An official list of people or things that have been recorded.

• Her name appears in the registry.
• Hospitals contribute information to a national patient registry.
• We searched the registry for details of the birth.

Comment l'utiliser : registry of someone/something (The charity keeps a registry of volunteers.)

Synonymes : register, list

Expressions courantes : national registry, registry of something, patient registry

registre Windows

Ensemble de paramètres que Windows conserve et utilise pour gérer l’ordinateur et ses programmes.

En anglais simple : A collection of settings that Windows stores and uses to control a computer and its programs.

• The program changed the registry.
• Make a backup before editing the Windows registry.
• A damaged registry can prevent the computer from starting.

Synonymes : Windows registry

Expressions courantes : windows registry, registry key, registry editor

bureau d'enregistrement

Bureau ou bâtiment où l’on conserve les documents officiels ou inscrit officiellement de nouvelles informations.

En anglais simple : An office or building where official records are kept or new information is officially recorded.

• Take these papers to the registry.
• The registry keeps copies of marriage certificates.
• We visited the registry to check the land records.

Synonymes : registration office

Expressions courantes : land registry, registry office, visit the registry