# Registry

> A central store that maps keys to registered components for later lookup.

Record: `lexicon:registry`
Kind: mechanism
Layer: [Extensibility Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/extensibility-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-registry

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Third-Party Extension](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/third-party-extension.md) and before [Externalized Flag State](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/externalized-flag-state.md).

## Category

- [Plugin / Extensibility / IoC](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/plugin-extensibility-ioc.md)

## Required by

- [Service Locator Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/service-locator-pattern.md)

## Linked from

- [Runtime Discovery / Dynamic Binding](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-runtime-discovery-dynamic-binding.md)
- [Plugin / Extensibility / IoC](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-plugin-extensibility-ioc.md)
- [Infrastructure Concerns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-infrastructure-concerns.md)