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;<span id="addon">addon</span>: (<abbr title="also known as — abbreviation used to indicate another name that a person/thing has/uses">''aka''</abbr> [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in_(computing) add-on])
:an optional [[{{man version}}_Addons#Addon_List|'''third-party''' expansion]] to Gramps that leverages Gramps [[#plugin|plugin]] customization framework to add and [[Addons_development#Create_a_Gramps_Plugin_Registration_file|register]] a specific feature. The [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Navigation#Using_the_Addon_Manager|Addon Manager]] allows installing and updating from curated collections of Addons. (These curated collections are called "Projects" in the Addon Manager.)
:Addons may not conform to the same design or code quality standards of built-in builtin plugin modules. Use with caution!
:Optional parts bundled with the core project are called by the more generic name: builtin plugins. After installation and being registered, both the "builtin" and "addon" plugins may be disabled or re-enabled with the [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Plugin_Manager#Registered_Plugins|Plugin Manager]].
:Association roles are created and edited with the [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data%3A_detailed_-_part_1#Person_Reference_Editor|Person Reference Editor]], which includes no pre-defined roles. This feature starts with a blank list of [[#custom|custom types]]) and the default "Godfather" role is only shown as a hint.
;<span id="attribute">attribute</span>: (''[[#secondary_object|sec. obj.]]'') - [[Attributes_in_Gramps|Attributes]] are for something permanent, or at least somewhat permanent: eye color, blood type, etc. Usually you would have not more than one of each attribute type for a [[#person|Person]]/[[#family|Family]]/etc. Attributes are managed from an Attributes tab in each [[#primary_object|primary Object]] Editor. There are no built-in builtin Attributes, only [[#custom|custom types]].
==B==
;<span id="filter">Filter</span>:
:A [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Filters|filter]] (<abbr title="also known as — abbreviation used to indicate another name that a person/thing has/uses">''aka''</abbr> query) in a database finds (or hides by 'filtering out') records, displaying only those records that match certain criteria. (The criteria are comparison or query [[#rule|rules]] describing some attribute of a record.) Layers of criteria can be applied but each layer requires additional processing and slows performance of the interface. <br />The [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Filters#Filter_vs._Search|basic Search]] is a single criteria filter. The search value is compares only one attribute of a record that has been selected from a pop-up menu. <br />The '''[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Filter|Filter Gramplets]]''' will compare several predefined common attributes simultaneously with simplified access to changing the search value. The default is for exact matching but [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Filters#Regular_Expressions|Regular Expressions (RegEx)]] can be used for pattern matching. A Custom Filter may be also layered in. <br />A [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Filters#Custom_Filters|Custom Filter]] adds richly complex [[#rule|Rules]]-based comparison with [[Example_filters|layers of intersection]] options for those rules. Custom Filters allow repeatable filters to be created with pre-defined rules and values to be matched. Beyond interactively hiding (or revealing) records in views, Custom Filters are used to set limits for exporting, setting scopes for reports, and targeting tool actions.<br />In addition to the [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Filters#Which_filter_rules_in_which_Category.3F|built-in builtin rules]] for filtering, [[Addon:Rule expansions]] are available for Custom Filters.
==G==
;<span id="godparent">Godparent</span>: (''[[#event_role|event role]]'') A term to refer to the person who presents a child at a christening or baptism and promises to take responsibility for guiding the child emotionally, practically, and spiritually. This person will be referred to as ''godfather'' or ''godmother'' after the christening or baptism. See also: ''[[Add_a_godfather-godmother|Add a godfather-godmother]]''.
;<span id="gramplet">Gramplet</span>: a [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#definition|Gramplet]] is a plug-in (<abbr title="also known as — abbreviation used to indicate another name that a person/thing has/uses">''aka''</abbr> [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_widget widget] or [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Applet applet]) that can be [[#dock|docked]] in the {{icon|gram}}&nbsp;[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Dashboard_Category|Dashboard]] category view. Later [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Bottombar_and_Sidebar|sidebar or bottombar]] were added to the remaining [[#view|views]] to extend [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Gramplet_Bar_Menu|adding]] and [[#undock|undocking]] a Gramplet functionality of those view. <br />Gramplets dynamically update as the different records are selected in the main display area of a view. Gramplets typically create an alternate interface to your Family Tree data. Collections of [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Summary_of_Gramplets|built-inbuiltin]] and [[{{man version}}_Addons#Addon_List|"3rd party addon"]] gramplets are available for [[{{man version}}_Addons#Installing_Addons_in_Gramps|installation]] and download with the [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Plugin_Manager|Plug-in Manager]]. The Plug-in Manager also regulates a [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Aren.27t_all_Plugins_also_Gramplets.3F|wide variety of other built-in builtin and addons]] which can expand functionality unrelated to the interface.
:''See the [[Gramplets development]] for independent information.''
:* customized module of code built to provide a specific feature or functionality that is not part of the core program.
:The [[Addon_list_legend#Type|various types]] of Gramps plugin code modules can be enabled or disabled via a [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Plugin_Manager|plugin manager]]. Plugin types include: Citation formatter, [[Database_Backends|Database]], Doc creator, Exporter, [[#gramplet|Gramplet]], Gramps View ([[#view|''Category'']] or [[#viewmode|''mode'']]), Importer, [[Map_Services|Map Service]], Plugin lib, [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Reports_-_part_8#Quick_Views|Quickreport'''/'''Quickview]], Relationships, [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Reports_-_part_1|Report]], [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Filters#Add_Rule_dialog|Rule]], Sidebar, Thumbnailer [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Tools|Tool]].
:Plugins can be built-in builtin (''included with the normal distribution of Gramps'') or an [[{{man version}}_Addons#Addon_List|addon]] (''installed via the [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Third_party_addons_management|Third party addons management]] in Preferences'').
;<span id="posix">POSIX</span>: [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Posix Portable Operating System Interface]: a family of OS standards specified by the [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_Computer_Society IEEE] Computer Society for maintaining compatibility with variants of Unix (such as Linux) and other operating systems. Although the MacOS is "POSIX-certified", the term is used in this manual to generically refer to just the "Mostly POSIX-compliant" Linux and BSD distributions [[Download#Linux_and_BSD_distributions|with verified Gramps downloads]] and which use the POSIX-style [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard environment].
==Q==
;<span id="quickview">Quick View</span>: On-screen [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Reports_-_part_8#Quick_Views|reports]] about information surrounding the active object that do not print or save to file. Generally the report is selected from a [[#context_menu|context menu]] for the selected category of record and will have no configurable options. <br />The [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Quick_View|Quick View '''gramplet''']] refreshes a built-in builtin [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Reports_-_part_8#Quick_Views|built-inbuiltin]] or [[{{man version}}_Addons#Addon_List|addon]] QuickView reports as the focus of the active record is changed. The specific QuickView report is selected in a view configuration dialog opened with the {{man menu|View -> Configure...}} menu.
==R==
==W==
;<span id="wiki">wiki</span>: (Hawaiian [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Loanword loanword]) meaning 'quick'; or 'wikiwiki' meaning 'very quick'. For Gramps users, '''''[[User manual|the Wiki]]''''' (a.k.a. '''''[[User manual|Wiki Manual]]''''') refers to the collaborative website of educational material which is organized using the [https://mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system content management system]. The core pages of that website being the structured reference-style [[#gramps|Gramps]] software user's operating guide. <small>''(Note that specific [[:Category:Tutorials|tutorial]] documents are also part of the wiki.)''</small>
:For most internet users, the word is most often an inadvertent allusion to the 1995 [http://wiki.c2.com/?WikiWikiWeb WikiWikiWeb], the first website that built-in builtin tools encouraging users to quickly &amp; easily collaborate to expand the content of the site. See the term: [https://wiktionary.org/wiki/wiki 'wiki'] in [https://wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary Wiktionary]
;<span id="witness">Witness</span>:(''[[#event_role|event role]]'') The term that applies to the people asked to be present at an event so as to be able to testify to its having taken place
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