Repository vs. Registry

Repository vs. Registry — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Repository and Registry

Repositorynoun

A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.

Registrynoun

A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.

Repositorynoun

(computing) a storage location for files, such as downloadable software packages, or files in a source control system.

Registrynoun

A record; an account; a register.

Repositorynoun

A burial vault.

Registrynoun

The act of registering; registration.

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Repositorynoun

(figurative) A person to whom a secret is entrusted.

Registrynoun

(computing) A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Repositorynoun

(dated) A place where things are kept for sale; a shop.

Registrynoun

an official written record of names or events or transactions

Repositorynoun

a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

Repositorynoun

a person to whom a secret is entrusted

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Repositorynoun

a burial vault (usually for some famous person)