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Tiny Tafel

Field	Value
name	Tiny Tafel
extension	.tt
mime
owner	Specification released by CommSoft .
genre	Genealogy data matching system

The Tiny Tafel format [tye-nee tahf-uhl] provides a compact way of describing the main surnames found in a family genealogy, which can be read by humans and matched by computers using a Tafel Matching System. The Tiny Tafel lists the Soundex encoded representation of each surname (to allow for matching surnames with spelling variations), accompanied by a corresponding range of dates and locations associated with the surname. Many genealogy programs can produce Tiny Tafel reports. Tiny Tafels were traditionally posted to public forums, such as a BBS (Bulletin Board System) and are still regularly used today with a number of internet sites that provide a Tafel Matching System, in order to indicate whether two genealogical databases have a probable connection or overlap.

Paul Andereck, former editor of Genealogical Computing magazine, proposed the idea and the specification was developed by Commsoft in 1986.

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References

"Genealogy Glossary - tiny tafel".
[https://genealogysf.com/tms.html The Tiny-Tafel Matching System (TMS)]
[http://ftp.rootsweb.ancestry.com/pub/roots-l/genealog/genealog.ahnentt What is a Tiny Tafel? What is an ahnentafel?]
[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ROOTS/1990-10/0657436567 RootsWeb: ROOTS-L List of Tiny Tafel Matching System BBS']
[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=2ab090aaf664413bff27342c1b352ba9&topic=13368;prev_next=next Tiny Tafel Family History Local History] - Tiny Tafel on: Sunday 1 August 04 00:10 BST (UK)
[http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/CAN-MHSA/2007-11/1195340207 RootsWeb: CAN-MHSA-L [CAN-MHSA] missing text] - From Bill Mumford Date Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:38:15 -0700 To AFHS Distribution List Subject Digital Genealogist
[http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/GENCMP/1997-05/0863379301 RootsWeb: GENCMP-L Re: Listen up; I'm back] From: "Paul Andereck Ph.D." Date: Sun, 11 May 1997 19:35:01 GMT

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