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what is meant by a tally and how old is it? Why is it used?
Hello robyman,
The word "tally" originated in English circa 1440, though it goes back
in Anglo-Latin to 1189. Originally, it was a stick with notches used
for accounting. It developed the meaning "'a thing that matches
another'" by 1651, and the modern meaning of "'a total score'" by
1856.
Page 2 of letter "t" [under "tally"]
Online Etymology Dictionary
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=t&p=1
"Tally Sticks, c 1440"
Science and Society Picture Library
http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10302722&wwwflag=2&imagepos=1
"Tallys and Technologies," by Dave Birch (2002)
The History of Computing Project
http://www.thocp.net/timeline/papers/tallies.pdf
- justaskscott
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