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;<span id="gedcom">GEDCOM</span>:
# acronymAcronym: '''Ge'''nealogy '''D'''ata '''Com'''munication# a A format for [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#GEDCOM_import|importing]] and [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Exporting_data|exporting]] genealogical data. The <abbr title="an open standard is a standard that is publicly available and has various rights to use associated with it, and may also have various properties of how it was designed such as 'open process.' There is no single definition and interpretations vary with usage.">open</abbr> specification for the [https://www.familysearch.org/developers/docs/guides/gedcom GEDCOM format] was developed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) as an aid to genealogical research. The long standing standard release was version 5.5 in 1996 with a 5.5.1 draft update presented for comment in 1999. (Belatedly, the 'draft' label was officially removed in the annotated 2019 release. After 20 years as the de facto standard format, it remained unimproved excepting for 2 tags and the copyright.)
::As an Open Standard, there are extensive and constantly changing incompatibilities between implementations and data loss when transferring GEDCOM formatted data between competing software tools is common. Gramps has implemented a variety of [[GEDCOM|GEDCOM support features]].
::GEDCOM [https://www.familysearch.org/developers/docs/guides/gedcom-x X proposed in 2012] and [https://blog.eogn.com/2019/10/04/the-proposed-gedcom-5-5-5-standard-is-a-better-gedcom/ 5.5.5 proposed in 2019] are improvements that have not gained the approval of the copyright holder. As of June 2021, these proposals have been superseded by the GEDCOM 7.0.1 version.
;<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 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}} [[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|builtin]] 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_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Plugin_Manager|Plug-in Manager]]. The Plug-in Manager also regulates a [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Aren.27t_all_Plugins_also_Gramplets.3F|wide variety of other builtin and addons]] which can expand functionality unrelated to the interface.
:''See the [[Gramplets development]] for independent information.''
;<span id="grampsweb"><span id="gramps web">Gramps Web for Servers</span></span>: [https://gramps-project.org/blog/web/ Gramps Web] is collaborative interface (frontend) and backend created by David M. Straub for running the Gramps genealogy database engine on servers. It is one of the [[Web_Solutions_for_Gramps|Web Solutions for Gramps]].<br />It is a multi-user system genealogical web application with different levels of options for Visitors, Members, Contributors, Editors, and Owners. Trees in [[https://www.grampsweb.org Gramps Web on a server]] can be synchronized with the more mature and feature laden [[#gramps|Gramps for Desktops]]. Single Tree or multiple Tree sites can be self-managed on a hosted service from an ISP, leased from a managed hosting ISP, or leased from an application-specific fully managed CMS provider, or installed locally for access from a local area network.
;<span id="gui"><span id="GUI"><span id="graphical user interface">Graphical User Interface (GUI)</span></span></span>: a A visual way of indicating interactive features of a computer operating system or application/program.
:The '''Gramps for Desktops''' GUI is introduced in [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window|Visual Guide to Gramps Interface]]. It uses a "windows, icons, menus, pointer" ([https://wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_(computing) WIMP]) based approach with [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-WIMP post-WIMP] elements like hyperlinked redirection and custom interface objects. The desktop interface is built with [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/GTK Gtk] (the Gimp Toolkit), a free and open-source cross-platform widget toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces.
:The appearance and interaction may vary by conventions dictated by the [[Download|Operating System (OS)]], installation option (such as [[Portal:Translators|language localization support]] or [[{{man version}}_Addons|addon/plug-in]]), [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_(computing) theme] (at the OS or [[Addon:ThemePreferences|internal]] levels), and/or [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Preferences|user preferences customization]].
:The '''Gramps Web''' GUI (or frontend) is a platform-agnostic web browser interface built with the [https://lit.dev/ Lit] lightweight JavaScript library for building fast, interoperable web components. Although the hosting side requires a webmaster with significant skills, genealogical collaborators can use web browser on almost any device.
;<span id="groom">Groom</span>: (''[[#event_role|event role]]'') - A term to refer to the man at a marriage who will be referred to as ''husband'' after the marriage. See also: ''[[Add_a_spouse|Add a spouse]]''.
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;GUI: An acronym. ''see [[#graphical user interface|Graphical User Interface]]''.