Registrar
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A registrar is an official keeper of records made in a register. The term may refer to:
Education
[edit]- Registrar (education), an official in an academic institution who handles student records
- Registrar of the University of Oxford, one of the senior officials of the university.
Government records
[edit]- Registrar (law), the official in charge of a court registry, usually a judicial appointment
- Registrar of Companies, India
- Registrar general, government officer in Britain and Commonwealth nations concerned with civil registration
- Registrar General's Department, the Government of Ghana agency responsible for the registration of companies and business
- Registrar of the treasury, an office of the United States Treasury Department
- County registrar, an official of the Irish Circuit Court who carries out quasi-judicial and administrative functions
- Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations, an Australian Government statutory office
- Superintendent Registrar, the senior official at a Register office (United Kingdom)
Canada
[edit]- Registrar General of Canada, responsible for registering all documents issued under the Great Seal of Canada or the Privy Seal of Canada
- Registrar of Imported Vehicles, a program to help regulate Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
Medicine
[edit]- Specialist registrar, a medical doctor in the United Kingdom receiving advanced training in a specialist field
- Senior registrar, type of medical or dental practitioner in the UK, Ireland, and Australia
- Specialty registrar, new training grade intended to replace specialist registrar
Technology and telecommunication
[edit]- Registrar (software), software used in the personnel or human resources (HR) area of businesses
- Domain name registrar, a company authorized to register Internet domain names
- Drop registrar, a domain name registrar who registers expiring Internet domain names
- Pool Registrar, a component of the reliable server pooling in software design
- SIP registrar, a Session Initiation Protocol endpoint that accepts REGISTER requests
Other uses
[edit]- Registrar (Church of England), an ecclesiastical office
- Registrar (museum), responsible for implementing policies and procedures that relate to caring for collections
- The British term for a stock transfer agent