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open registry

American  

noun

  1. ship registration under a national flag available to all ships regardless of nationality.

  2. a national ship registry open to ships of all nations.


Other Word Forms

  • open-registry adjective

Example Sentences

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Panama, which has the largest ship registry globally, followed by Liberia, operates an “open registry”, allowing foreign owners to register ships under its flag.

From The Guardian

So far, the group has recommended that the WHO create an open registry of all studies of clinical applications of genome editing.

From Scientific American

As a starting point, proposals for all ethically vetted and approved basic research studies that use gene-editing tools in human embryos and gametes, including those aimed at assessing efficacy and safety, should be deposited in an open registry.

From Nature

The system should include a mechanism — perhaps affiliated with the open registry — that allows researchers to flag up potentially dangerous research.

From Nature

A Nature editorial accompanying the commentary does not explicitly endorse the call for a moratorium but argues for “an open registry” of ethically vetted and approved basic research studies that involve gene editing embryos, sperm, or eggs.

From Science Magazine