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