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: process of making something English. If an immigrant (or their descendant) adopts a naturalized variation of their birth name, that [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_1#Preferred_name_section|preferred alias]] can be added with an ''Also Known As'' [[Names_in_Gramps#Name_Types|name type]] in the [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_1#Names|Names]] tab. All aliases can be categorized by type and surname variants may be [[Grouping_Surnames|grouped]] with the in the [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_3#Name_Editor|Name Editor]].
;<span id="attribute">attribute</span>: (''[[#secondary_object|sec. obj.]]'') - 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 types.
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;<span id="clergy">Clergy</span>: (''[[#event_role|event role]]'') A term applied to a religious person regardless of religion. For example, a monk or priest. See also: ''[[#celebrant|celebrant]]''.<br /><small>Religious terminology is often subject to dispute, see the [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clergy Merriam-Webster] for an independent definition.</small>
;<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>
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;<span id="gedcom">GEDCOM</span>:
# acronym: '''Ge'''nealogy '''D'''ata '''Com'''munication
# a format for exchanging 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. (The Belatedly, the 'draft' label was finally officially removed in the annotated 2019 release. The After 20 years as the de facto standard format remains , it remained unimproved after 20 years 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.
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