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# Registry

## Introduction

A Registry is a hosted service containing
[*repositories*](/terms/repository/#repository-def) of
[*images*](/terms/image/#image-def) which responds to the Registry API.

The default registry can be accessed using a browser at
[Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com) or using the
`docker search` command.

## Further reading

For more information see [*Working with
Repositories*](/userguide/dockerrepos/#working-with-the-repository)