That's just my wild guess in computer world. I guess there's probably some crossover and mixed etymology. Today, 'register' has two interpretations. One is the verb or act 'to register' and the the other is taken as the set of records produced in the act, i. Extending the act to the artefact of the act has probably just happened over time - and that's how a lot of language happens. Note that the word 'registry' is a lot clearer, it's just a collection or place for records and there's no ambiguity over whether it's an act or an artefact, i.
I register you in a registry of people. Personally I prefer to name a list of records a 'registry' as opposed to a 'register'. This is helpful, since without any other context, a computer file named "registry" clearly indicates a collection of data. A file name "register" could be either a data collection or else a program that does some registration Registry is a place of registration or a book or list in which registration is made.
Registration is the act of registration, so a registration number is a number under which something such as a company or a person is registered.
A registry number, however, is the number given to a place of registration or a book or list of registration, since too many of them may be around, but that number is not large, say, in five digits mostly because there are only a limited number of registration places or books or lists that are in existence for every particular purpose while a registration number involving companies, items, goods or persons may be as large as 16 digits and more and may comprise from letters and digits both, because there a great many numbers of those items or companies or persons who are registered.
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