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For a glossary of genealogical terms, see [[Genealogy Glossary]].<br />For a list of pages dedicated to terms in this Glossary, see [[:Category:Gramps_terminology| Category:Terminology]]

;<span id="active_person">Active Person</span>: (''core concept'') - The person designated (or 'selected') as the momentary center of focus in the open Gramps database. The perspective of this person defines the context for actions and for displaying all the surrounding information. Changing this focus is done by [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Navigation#Setting_the_Active_Person|navigating the Active Person]] selection to another person. :The Active Person's relationship to the [[#home_person|Home Person]] defines the scope of the perspective.

;<span id="addon">addon</span>: (aka [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 a specific feature. Addons may not conform to design or code quality standards. Use at your own risk!

:Not to be confused with a [[Gramps_Glossary#place|Place]] which has a fixed position (its location). [[Why_residence_event_and_not_Address%3F|Use this with care.]] For genealogical research you can also use the residence event coupled with a [[Gramps_Glossary#place|Place]]. For mailing (email, postal), add an address to a [[Gramps_Glossary#person|Person]] or [[Gramps_Glossary#repository|Repository]]. ;<span id="administrative division">administrative division</span>: a unit of a layered system subdividing a geopolitical (geographic or political) region. Such divisions are recorded as [[#place|Place]] Types in Gramps. Meanwhile the structure of a Place Tree is built by layering via the [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_2#Enclosed_By|'Enclosed by' tab in the Place Editor.]] The subdivisions are sometimes categorized as an entity, locality, area, or region. The terms of subnational entity, constituent unit, or country subdivision tend to imply divisions that are more related to political representation than administrative. <br />See wikipedia's [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_division Administrative division] for a conceptional definition or [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_by_country List of administrative divisions by country] for specific countries.

;<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 [[Gramps_Glossary#person|Person]]/[[Gramps_Glossary#family|Family]]/etc. Attributes are managed from an Attributes tab in each [[#primary_object|primary Object]] Editor. There are no built-in Attributes, only [[#custom|custom types]].

;<span id="custom">''custom'' Types</span>: This indicates a user defined type, as opposed to types that came pre-defined in Gramps. When none of the pre-defined Types are suitable, add a new ''[[Gramps_Glossary#custom|custom]]'' Type by typewriting directly into the selector combo box. If the value doesn't precisely match any of the existing menu items, a new ''custom'' Type will be created when the {{man button|OK}} button is clicked. <br />Any added ''custom'' Type will remain available in that expanded menu... unless the Tree is exported & re-imported or via a [[Third-party_Addons|3rd party addon]] Utility like [[Types_Cleanup_Tool|Type Cleanup]].<br /><small>'''''custom'' Types''' can be defined for: Event Attributes, Family Attributes, media Attributes, Person Attributes, [[#event_role|Event Roles]], [[Custom_Event_Types|Event types]], Family Relation types, Child Reference Types, Name Origin Types, Names Types, Note Types, Place Types, Repository Types, Source Attributes, source Media Types, URL Types.</small>

;<span id="event_role">event role</span>: The [[Gramps_Glossary#role|role]] a [[Gramps_Glossary#person|Person]] plays in an [[Gramps_Glossary#Event|Event]]. In Gramps, an Event can be linked to as many participants as desired. Each [[Gramps_Glossary#person|Person]] may participate in different roles but more than one Person might play the same role. The Event Role captures this. Some common Roles are pre-defined but the user can add other [[Gramps_Glossary#custom|custom]] Roles by just typing in an appropriate new Role Type in the [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_2#Event_Reference_Editor_dialog|Event Reference Editor]].:<small>Pre-defined Types of Event Role: [[Gramps_Glossary#aide|Aide]], [[Gramps_Glossary#bride|Bride]], [[Gramps_Glossary#celebrant|Celebrant]], [[Gramps_Glossary#clergy|Clergy]], [[Gramps_Glossary#family_role|Family]], [[Gramps_Glossary#groom|Groom]], [[Gramps_Glossary#informant|Informant]], [[Gramps_Glossary#primary|Primary]], [[Gramps_Glossary#witness|Witness]], [[Gramps_Glossary#unknown|Unknown]], ''[[Gramps_Glossary#custom|custom]]''</small>

#[[File:Gramps-family.png|right]]'''Family''' ({{icon|fami}} ''[[#primary_object|prim. obj.]]'') - Contains the information specific to relationships between people. This typically traditionally contains one or two parents and zero or more children. A family unit is created in Gramps by [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_brief#Specifying_a_relationship_using_the_Relationship_View|adding Parents to an individual]], by [[Add_a_spouse|adding a partner/spouse]] to an individual, or by adding a family first then adding the people.<br />The Family relationship is a core concept in Gramps. It depicts the basic relations between people. Commonly this will contain a father, a mother and some children, however, it can also contain only parts of this (<abbr title="exempli gratia - Latin phrase meaning 'for example'">e.g.</abbr>, two brothers, a mother and child). People can be part of several families (adoption, remarried, ...)

# a format for exchanging [[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.::GEDCOM [https://www.familysearch.org/developers/docs/guides/gedcom-x X proposed in 2012] and [https://www.google.com/amp/s/blog.eogn.com/2019/10/04/the-proposed-gedcom-5-5-5-standard-is-a-better-gedcom/amp/ 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="gramps">Gramps</span>: [https://gramps-project.org/blog/features/ Gramps] is an open-source genealogy program, a free software project and community. <br />''The '''GRAMPS''' in all capital letters and the "'''G'''enealogical '''R'''esearch and '''A'''nalysis '''M'''anagement '''P'''rogramming '''S'''ystem" [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym backronym] [https://gramps-project.org/blog/2006/04/looking-back-over-5-years/ were both invented around 2001] by [[User:Don|Don Allingham]]'s father but have been were phased out around March 2010 in favor of '''Gramps''' as the official name of the software. All upper-case acronym-based names have become unfashionable for software.''

;<span id="gramplet">Gramplet</span>: a [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#definition|Gramplet]] is a plug-in or addon widget that extends the functionality of Gramps by providing a dynamic view and interface to the Family Tree data. A [[{{man version}}_Addons#Addon_List|collection of 3rd party add-ons]]; including Gramplets, reports, quick views, and tools ; are managed with the [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Plugin_Manager|Plug-in Manager]].

;<span id="home_person">Home Person</span>: (''core concept'') - The persistently designated '''Home Person''' is the foundational [[#person|Person]] in the Tree (the currently open Gramps database). This Person is the central target of genealogical research and family references extend from this center. Ideally, every person, event and source in the Tree will (however directly or indirectly) relate back to the '''Home Person'''.<br />By default, the database reports describe everything else in contextual relation to this person. The [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Status_Bar_and_Progress_Bar|Status Bar]], the [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Quick_View|Quick View]] called "[[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Reports_-_part_8#Relation_to_Home_Person|Relation to Home Person]]", and the Third party addon [[#gramplet|Gramplet]] called "[[Deep_Connections_Gramplet|Deep Connections]]" all describe different aspects of the relationship of the [[#active_person|Active Person]] to the '''Home Person'''.<br />You (or your client) are customarily designated ([[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Setting_Home_person|set]]) as the Home Person. And this ''Home'' designation serves as a persistent point of reference for the rest of the the Tree in Reports generally and for the Active Person in detail. But a different '''Home Person''' might be temporarily [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Setting_Home_person|set]] when generating reports or when researching a complex biography or obituary. <Br />Fascinating tidbits often lure Gramps researchers into wandering off-course. When the [[#active_person|Active Person]] has become lost, the bearings can be instantly regained by navigating the [[#active_person|Active Person]] selection back to the '''Home Person'''.<br /><small>Navigate to '''Home Person''' - ''keyboard shortcut''</small> {{man key press|Alt|Home}} or press the toolbar <!-- broken icon {{icon|thom}}-->[[File:Gramps_Go-Home48x48 win.png|text-bottom|20px]]{{man button|Home}} button. <br />The custom filter rule for finding the '''Home Person''' is in a People category filter under the General filters and is was named 'Default person' until the 5.1 version.'

;[[File:Gramps-media.png|right]]<span id="media">Media</span>: ({{icon|medi}} ''[[#primary_object|prim. obj.]]'') - Contains the information related to a media object. This includes Media objects include images, videos, audio recordings, documents, webpages or any other type of related files.

:Records in the [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Notes_Category|Note Category]] contain free-form text with [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_2#Note_markup_and_preformat_in_reports|basic formatting]] and [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_2#Link_Editor|linking]] features. Notes can be categorized by [[#tag|Tag]] and [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_2#note_type|Type]] in addition to the object to which it is attached. That text information is created and modified using the [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_2#Editing_information_about_notes|Notes Editor]].

:* Type ([[#administrative_division|administrative divisions]] such as country, state, county ...)

:1) a type of [[Writing_a_plugin|expansion framework that allows Gramps customization ]] by providing interface hooks to recognize and use external code. :2) customized module of code built to provide a specific feature or functionality that is not part of the core program. Gramps [[{{man version}}_Addons#Addon_List|plugin code modules ]] can be enabled or disabled via a [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Plugin_Manager|plugin manager]].

;[[File:gramps-tag.png|right]]<span id="tag">Tag</span>: ([[File:16x16-gramps-tag.png]] ''[[#primary_object|prim. obj.]]'') - A label that [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Filters#Tagging|can be attached ]] to a {{icon|cite}} [[#citation|Citation]], {{icon|even}} [[#event|Event]], {{icon|fami}} [[#family|Family]], {{icon|medi}} [[#media|Media]], {{icon|note}} [[#note|Note]], {{icon|peop}} [[#person|Person]], {{icon|plac}} [[#place|Place]], {{icon|repo}} [[#repository|Repository]] or {{icon|sour34}} [[#source|Source]] for the purpose of easy identification and filtering.<br />A keyword or phrase used to group the collection to produce a report. ;<span id="toolbar">Toolbar</span>: ''([[Gramps_{{version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Toolbar|graphical user interface terminology]])'' - The [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Toolbar|Toolbar]] is a ribbon (located below the application menubar) with button shortcuts for the most widely needed functions associated with the current view. The selection of buttons changes in response to the context of the current view. (<abbr title="exempli gratia - Latin phrase meaning 'for example'">e.g.</abbr>, toolbar buttons for switching mapping [[#view_mode|view modes]] will only appear for the [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Geography_Category|Geography view]].)

;<span id="view">View</span>: ''([[Gramps_{{version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window|graphical user interface terminology]])'' - a '''[[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window|View]]''' is a Gramps-specific name for the collection of [[#view mode|View modes]] (display layouts ) presenting information in a structured and predictable manner. Different Views are selected from the [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Navigator|Navigator]] (left sidebar), <br />Layouts are in table, outline or graphical formats; depending on the preferred way to represent how the data elements relate to on another. <br />Gramps divides and organizes the information about each [[#primary_object|Primary Object]] into a series of [[#category|Categories]], each with their own View. Each of the Category Views displays a smaller, more digestible portion of the total information that comprises a Genealogical Tree. The View categories are: <span id="dashboard view">{{icon|gram}}&nbsp;[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Dashboard_Category|Dashboard]]</span>, <span id="people view">{{icon|peop}}&nbsp;[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#People_Category|People]]</span>, <span id="relationships view">{{icon|rela}}&nbsp;[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Relationships_Category|Relationships]]</span>, <span id="families view">{{icon|fami}}&nbsp;[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Families_Category|Families]]</span>, <span id="charts view">{{icon|ance}}&nbsp;[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Charts_Category|Charts]]</span>, <span id="events view">{{icon|even}}&nbsp;[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Events_Category|Events]]</span>, <span id="places view">{{icon|plac}}&nbsp;[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Places_Category|Places]]</span>, <span id="geography view">{{icon|geog}}&nbsp;[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Geography_Category|Geography]]</span>, <span id="sources view">{{icon|sour34}}&nbsp;[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Sources_Category|Sources]]</span>, <span id="citations view">{{icon|cite}}&nbsp;[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Citations_Category|Citations]]</span>, <span id="repositories view">{{icon|repo}}&nbsp;[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Repositories_Category|Repositories]]</span>, <span id="media view">{{icon|medi}}&nbsp;[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Media_Category|Media]]</span>, <span id="notes view">{{icon|note}}&nbsp;<span id="notes view">[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Notes_Category|Notes]]</span> ;<span id="view mode">View mode<br /span>: ''([[Gramps_{{version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window|graphical user interface terminology]])'' - a '''[[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window|View mode]]''' is a Gramps-specific name for the display layouts presenting Category View information in a structured and predictable manner. A Category View may have alternate '''view modes ''' (subcategories) of display layout. (<abbr title="exempli gratia - Latin phrase meaning 'for example'">e.g. </abbr>, Views with Table layouts might have flat listed or hierarchically grouped modes.) Navigating between View modes is from the [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Toolbar|toolbar]] and [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Switching_Navigator_modes|Navigator]]. <br />Each mode of a category can be independently [[File:Gramps-config.png|22px]]&nbsp;configured. Each mode may maintain a separate object selection, filtering, and organization for its Gramplet bars.<br />View data may be further subdivided with tabbed pages of layouts.

;<span id="xml">XML</span>: acronym: E'''x'''tensible '''M'''arkup '''L'''anguage. A schema used to define the expected structure of data in a text format. The system annotates a document in a way that data elements are syntactically distinguishable from identifying tags. A markup language defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a fault tolerant format that is both (marginally) human-readable and machine-readable. <br />Gramps will [[Generate_XML|generate XML]] format natively in compressed and uncompressed forms. It is the format that definitively supports every piece of genealogical data stored by Gramps.