counting
Counting is the process of determining the number of elements of a finite set of objects, i.e., determining the size of a set. The traditional way of counting consists of continually increasing a (mental or spoken) counter by a unit for every ele ...
or to summation of a total amount, debt, or score (''Oxford English Reference Dictionary'').
Tally may also refer to:
Counting
* Tally (voting), an unofficial private observation of an election count carried out under Proportional Representation using the Single Transferable Vote
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Tally counter
A tally counter is a mechanical, electronic, or software device used to incrementally count something, typically fleeting. One of the most common things tally counters are used for is counting people, animals, or things that are coming and going fr ...
, a mechanical device used to maintain a linear count
** Tally for knitting, or row counter for hand knitting, a tally counter for counting rows or courses worked, for counting stitch pattern repetitions, or for counting increases or decreases of the number of stitches in consecutive rows
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Tally marks
Tally marks, also called hash marks, are a unary numeral system ( arguably).
They are a form of numeral used for counting. They are most useful in counting or tallying ongoing results, such as the score in a game or sport, as no intermediate ...
, a form of numeral used in a unary numeral system, most useful in counting or tallying ongoing results, such as the score in a game or sport
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Tally sort
In computer science, counting sort is an algorithm for sorting algorithm, sorting a collection of objects according to keys that are small positive integers; that is, it is an integer sorting algorithm. It operates by counting the number of objec ...
, a computer science counting and sorting algorithm
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Tally stick
A tally stick (or simply tally) was an ancient memory aid device used to record and document numbers, quantities and messages. Tally sticks first appear as animal bones carved with notches during the Upper Palaeolithic; a notable example is the ...
, an ancient memory aid device to record and document numbers, quantities, or even messages
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Fu (tally)
Fu () was a tally, which was used as a proof of authorization in ancient China, which typically consists of two parts. Generals would use the fu as an imperial authorization for troop movements and for other purposes while amongst the populace, i ...
, a Chinese tally stick used as proof of authorization
Places
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Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2020, the populatio ...
, nicknamed Tally
* Tally Ho, Victoria, a locality within the suburb of Burwood East, Victoria, Australia
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Tally Too'er
The Tally Toor is the local name for a Martello tower in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is one of Scotland's three Martello towers, the other two being at Hackness Martello Tower and Battery, Hackness and Crockness Martello tower, Crockness in Or ...
, in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, is one of the country's three martello towers
* Tally-Ho Plantation House, a home in Louisiana
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Tallygaroopna, Victoria
Tallygaroopna () is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Goulburn Valley Highway in the City of Greater Shepparton local government area, north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Tallygaroop ...
Tallysville, Virginia Talleysville is an unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States.
Two buildings in the area, its St. Peter's Church and the Marl Hill were listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of H ...
, an unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States
People
Given name
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Tally Brown
Tally Brown (August 1, 1924 – May 6, 1989) was a singer and actress who was part of the New York underground performance scene, particularly Andy Warhol's "Factory" and who appeared in or was the subject of films by Andy Warhol and Rosa von P ...
(1934–1989), a singer and actress
* Tally Hall (soccer) (born 1985), Talmon Henry "Tally" Hall, an American soccer player
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Tally Holmes
Talley Robert "Tally" Holmes (December 9, 1889 in Washington, D.C. − March 1, 1969 in Washington, D.C.Tally Sneddon (1914–1995), Scottish professional football wing half and manager
* Tally Stevens (1923–1995), Floyd C. "Tally" Stevens, the head coach for Brigham Young University Cougars football team from 1959–1960
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Tallys
Tallys Machado de Oliveira, or simply Tallys, (October 26, 1987 – November 4, 2017) was a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He played for Paysandu of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B until his death in 2017.
Tallys died in a traffic collisio ...
, Tallys Machado de Oliveira (born 1987), Brazilian attacking midfielder
Surname
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Harry Tally
Harry Lee Tally (June 30, 1866 – August 16, 1939) was an American tenor singer of popular songs, who recorded between 1902 and 1917.
Biography
He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and began performing in a popular vaudeville act, the Empire ...
(1866–1939), American singer
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Lura S. Tally
Lura Cowles Self Tally (December 9, 1921 – August 28, 2012) was a politician and educator from North Carolina, who served five terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives and six terms in the North Carolina Senate. She is a graduate of ...
(1921–2012), a retired legislator from North Carolina
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Robert Tally
Robert T. Tally Jr. is a professor of English at Texas State University. His research and teaching focuses on the relations among space, narrative, and representation, particularly in U.S. and comparative literature, and he is active in the emerg ...
(born 1969), an American literary critic
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Ted Tally
Ted Tally (born April 9, 1952) is an American playwright and screenwriter. He adapted the Thomas Harris novel '' The Silence of the Lambs'' into the film of the same name, for which he received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the ...
(born 1952), an American playwright and screenwriter
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Thomas Lincoln Tally
Thomas Lincoln Tally (1861 – November 24, 1945) on or near April 16, 1902, opened the Electric Theatre in Los Angeles, the first movie theatre in that city and the first movie theater in California known to have been built from the ground up i ...
(1861–1945), operated the Electric Theater in Los Angeles
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William Tally
William (Bill) Tally is an American engineer and former CTO of Saleen, Inc. Tally was responsible for heading the development of the powertrain of the Saleen S7, the first modern American supercar.
Career
Tally began his automotive career as a m ...
, an American engineer and former CTO of Saleen, Inc
Tally Man
The Tally Man is the name of two fictional characters in the DC Universe. Both characters are supervillains.
Fictional character biographies Original Tally Man
The few glimpses provided into the Tally Man's past reveal a tragic childhood. Starv ...
, two fictional characters in the DC Universe
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Tally Wong
''Celebrity Deathmatch'' is an adult stop-motion claymated series created by Eric Fogel and produced by John Worth Lynn Jr. for MTV. A parody of sports entertainment programs, ''Celebrity Deathmatch'' depicted various celebrities engaging in h ...
, a ''Celebrity DeathMatch'' character
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Tally Youngblood
''Uglies'' is a book series by Scott Westerfeld for young adults. Westerfeld originally intended for ''Uglies'' to be a trilogy. However, after publishing the series' first three novels, ''Uglies'', ''Pretties'', and '' Specials'', he ultimately ...
, a fictional character in the Uglies series, written by Scott Westerfeld
Music
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Tally Hall (band)
Tally Hall is an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in December 2002. The band is known for upbeat melodies and whimsical lyrics. The members originally described their musical style as "wonky rock," later redefining their soun ...
, an American rock band formed in December 2002 based in Ann Arbor, Michigan
* ''Tally Ho!'' (album), an album by Luke Vibert under the alias Wagon Christ
Brands and enterprises
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Tally (company)
Tally was a leading American manufacturer of printers.
Founded in 1949 in Kent, Washington, United States by Philip Renshaw, the company was a leading manufacturer of punch tape readers. In 1970 Tally developed line matrix printer technologies ...
, a defunct printer company
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Tally Solutions
Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational technology company, that provides enterprise resource planning software. It is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. The company reports that its software is used ...
, an Indian multinational financial accounting software company
** TallyPrime, enterprise resource planning software developed by Tally Solutions
* Tally Technologies, a debt management app in the U.S. and makers of the Tally app
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Tally Weijl
Tally commonly refers to counting or to summation of a total amount, debt, or score (''Oxford English Reference Dictionary'').
Tally may also refer to:
Counting
* Tally (voting), an unofficial private observation of an election count carried out ...
, a chain clothing retailer in Europe
* Tally-Ho (rolling papers), an Australian brand of cigarette rolling paper
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TallyGenicom
The TallyGenicom brand, acquired by Printronix in 2009, includes laser and line matrix printers, parts, consumables and service. Printronix now owns the intellectual property and worldwide sales distribution rights for TallyGenicom line matrix and ...
Tally-ho
Tally-ho is the traditional cry made by the huntsman to tell others the quarry has been sighted. It may also be used with directions, including "away" and "back".
First used in fox-hunting, it was adapted in the 19th century to describe some hor ...
, a phrase used in hunting
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Tallygaroopna Football Club
Tallygaroopna Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football club that competes in the Kyabram & District Football League.
The club was established in 1904 and initially competed in the Southern Division of the Goulburn Valley Football As ...
, an Australian rules football club
Other uses
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Tally (cap)
The tally on a sailor's cap is a ribbon usually bearing the name of a ship or some other establishment to which they belong.
Practice varies with each navy, though a conventional tally is black, with a gold or yellow inscription. The inscripti ...
, a ribbon on a sailor's cap
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Tally language
In computational complexity theory, a unary language or tally language is a formal language (a set of string (computer science), strings) where all strings have the form 1''k'', where "1" can be any fixed symbol. For example, the language is unary ...
, a form of unary language in computational complexity theory
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Tally light
In a television studio, a tally light is a small signal-lamp on a professional video camera or monitor. It is usually located just above the lens or on the electronic viewfinder (EVF) and communicates, for the benefit of those in front of the cam ...
, a small signal-lamp on a television camera or monitor
* Tally's War, an incident in 1863 in Iowa, in which pro-war individuals opened fire on a peace demonstration