also: レジストリー
noun
Windows registry
Specifically the configuration database in Microsoft Windows. In Japanese IT contexts, レジストリ almost always refers to this.
レジストリを編集するときは、必ずバックアップを取ってください。
When editing the registry, always make a backup.
noun
registry; register; collection of records
General term for an official list or record-keeping system, such as a domain name registry or a land registry. Less common than the Windows-specific sense in everyday Japanese.
ドメイン名はレジストリに登録する必要があります。
Domain names must be registered in the registry.