What does the prefix bef indicate relating to a person's birth/death dates? [closed]

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Eg. JOHN SMITH (bef. 1820-1900)
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in Genealogy Help by Rob Eyre G2G Rookie (160 points)
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it refers to the date being BEFORE a date that is listed like  "Birth Date:   bef 1930"  or  (Died:  bef 1920"
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