registru

Registru is a term used in Romanian to denote a record, list, or catalog kept to document data or items. It derives from Latin registrum, via French registre, and is used to describe a systematized collection of information maintained for reference, proof, or administrative purposes. The word encompasses both physical books and electronic databases that fulfill a record-keeping function.

In administrative and legal contexts, registru refers to official lists maintained by governments or institutions. Examples include civil registries that record births, marriages, and deaths; land registries that document property rights; and the Trade Registry (Oficiul Registrului Comerțului) that oversees company registration and corporate information. Such registers provide evidence of rights and are often prerequisites for transactions, governance, and statistical analyses. Access and privacy rules typically govern who may view or modify entries and under what conditions.

In computing, a register is a small, fast storage location within a computer’s central processing unit or processor, used to hold data, addresses, or control information during instruction execution. This sense is common in technical literature and contrasts with larger memory structures.

In linguistics and the arts, registru can denote levels of formality or style in language (linguistic register) or the range of pitches in music (musical register). These notions describe contextual usage and sonic or textual characteristics rather than physical records.

Overall, registru encompasses both concrete repositories and abstract concepts of categorization, requiring clear governance, standardized formats, and regular maintenance to remain accurate and useful.