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Glossary of key terms
Term | Meaning
Registry | A database repository for information about a computer's configuration and the configuration of the installed software. It is organized in a hierarchical structure, and is comprised of subtrees and their keys, hives, and value entries
Registry key | A folder that appears in the left pane of a Registry Editor window. A key can contain subkeys and value entries. Like a directory in the file system.
Registry value | Values contain the actual information stored in the Registry. There are three types of values; String, Binary, and DWORD. The use of these depends upon the context. Like a file in the file system.
Registry entry | The same as registry value, see above. Sometimes also used as synonym to the registry key, see above.
Win9x | Windows 95, 98, 98 SE or ME based operating system
Item | Item in the list, i.e. one line of the list
Case sensitive | The program sees the words "Test", "TEST", "test" and "TeSt" as different words.
Not case sensitive | The program sees the words "Test", "TEST", "test" and "TeSt" as the same word.
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