Difference between revisions of "Genealogy Glossary"

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'''Anglicisation'''
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[[Category:Genealogy]]
  
# process of making something English
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;Anglicisation:
 
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process of making something English
'''DNA'''
 
  
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;DNA:
 
# acronum: '''d'''eoxyribo'''n'''ucleic '''a'''cid
 
# acronum: '''d'''eoxyribo'''n'''ucleic '''a'''cid
 
# a nucleic acid that carries genetic information
 
# a nucleic acid that carries genetic information
  
'''DTD'''
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;DTD:
 
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acronym: '''D'''ocument '''T'''ype '''D'''efinition
# acronym: '''D'''ocument '''T'''ype '''D'''efinition
 
 
 
'''GEDCOM'''
 
  
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;GEDCOM:
 
# acronym: '''Ge'''nealogy '''D'''ata '''Com'''munication
 
# acronym: '''Ge'''nealogy '''D'''ata '''Com'''munication
 
# a format for exchanging genealogy data
 
# a format for exchanging genealogy data
  
'''matronym'''
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personal name based on the name of one's mother
# 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
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;patronym:
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personal name based on the name of one's father
  
'''XML'''
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;Romanization:
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linguistic representation of a word in Roman (Latin) alphabet
  
# acronym: E'''x'''tensible '''M'''arkup '''L'''anguage
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acronym: E'''x'''tensible '''M'''arkup '''L'''anguage

Revision as of 16:11, 17 March 2007


Anglicisation

process of making something English

DNA
  1. acronum: deoxyribonucleic acid
  2. a nucleic acid that carries genetic information
DTD

acronym: Document Type Definition

GEDCOM
  1. acronym: Genealogy Data Communication
  2. 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