Difference between Registry and Register

What is the difference between Registry and Register?

Registry as a noun is a building in which things are registered or where registers are kept. while Register as a noun is a formal recording of names, events, transactions etc.

Registry

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept. A register. The act of registering; registration A database of configurations etc maintained by the Windows operating system

Register

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A formal recording of names, events, transactions etc.A book of such entries.An entry in such a book.The act of registering.A device that automatically records a quantity.Part of the central processing unit used to store and manipulate numbers.A list of received calls in a phone set.The exact alignment of lines, margins and colors.The range of a voice or instrument.An organ stop.To voluntarily sign over for safe keeping. Abandons complete ownership for partial.A style of a language used in a particular contextA grille at the outflow of a ventilation duct.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To enter in a register.To enroll, especially to vote.To record, especially in writing.To express outward signs.To record officially and handle specially.To adjust so as to be properly aligned.To place one's name, or have one's name placed in a register.To enroll as a student.To make an impression.To be in proper alignment.

Example sentence: I like What Goes Around Comes Around for old concert tees. Oh man, I got this 'Sgt. Pepper' cartoon Beatles shirt there; it was, like, $300. I didn't even know how much it cost - I thought it was gonna be, like, $80 at most - till I got to the register and was like, 'Oh mah gawd!' Good Lord. But it's classic vintage rock, you know?

We hope you now know whether to use Registry or Register in your sentence.

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