I</a>, using a
standardized set of parameters. We can distinguish between registries
that provide metadata and registries that provide the actual data.
For the validate package, the metadata registries are of interest. Some of
widely used metada registries include the following.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://registry.sdmx.org/">Global SDMX Registry</a>: for global metadata,
hosted by the SDMX consortium. The central place for ESS-wide metadata. This
registry hosts important statistical metadata such as for 