Difference between revisions of "Genealogy Glossary"
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+ | # acronym: '''D'''ocument '''T'''ype '''D'''efinition | ||
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+ | '''GEDCOM''' | ||
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+ | # acronym: '''Ge'''nealogy '''D'''ata '''Com'''munication | ||
+ | # a format for exchanging genealogy data | ||
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+ | '''matronym''' | ||
# personal name based on the name of one's mother | # personal name based on the name of one's mother | ||
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# personal name based on the name of one's father | # personal name based on the name of one's father | ||
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+ | '''Romanization''' | ||
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+ | # linguistic representation of a word in Roman (Latin) alphabet | ||
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+ | '''XML''' | ||
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+ | # acronym: E'''x'''tensible '''M'''arkup '''L'''anguage |
Revision as of 06:51, 15 March 2007
Anglicisation
- process of making something English
DTD
- acronym: Document Type Definition
GEDCOM
- acronym: Genealogy Data Communication
- a format for exchanging genealogy data
matronym
- personal name based on the name of one's mother
patronym
- personal name based on the name of one's father
Romanization
- linguistic representation of a word in Roman (Latin) alphabet
XML
- acronym: Extensible Markup Language